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camp vs day camp

day camp vs camp

camp and day camp both are nouns.

camp is an adjective but day camp is not an adjective.

camp is a verb but day camp is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
camp Yes Yes Yes No
day camp Yes No No No
As nouns, day camp is a hyponym of camp; that is, day camp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than camp:
  • camp: a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
  • day camp: a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime
camp (noun) day camp (noun)
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
a penal institution (often for forced labor)
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
a group of people living together in a camp
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
camp (adjective) day camp (adjective)
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
camp (verb) day camp (verb)
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
establish or set up a camp
live in or as if in a tent
Difference between camp and day camp

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