Korean slang profile
얼집
eoljip
An abbreviation for a daycare center.
An abbreviation for a daycare center.
- Expanded form
- 어린이집어린이집 (daycare center)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
오늘은 내가 아이 얼집 하원을 맡았어.
Today I’m picking up our child from daycare.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “얼집” in connection with “어린이집”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 71; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026