Usually means: Tender loving care; compassionate attention.
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We found 35 dictionaries that define the word TLC:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. tlc: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. TLC, TLC: Merriam-Webster
  3. TLC: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. TLC: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. TLC: Collins English Dictionary
  6. TLC: Vocabulary.com
  7. Tlc, tlc: Wordnik
  8. TLC, tlc: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. TLC: Wiktionary
  10. TLC: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. TLC: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. TLC: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. TLC, t.l.c: Dictionary.com
  14. TLC (Asia), TLC (Asian TV channel), TLC (Australian TV channel), TLC (British and Irish TV channel), TLC (Dutch TV channel), TLC (German TV channel), TLC (Germany), TLC (Indian TV channel), TLC (Latin American TV channel), TLC (Middle East and North Africa), TLC (Polish TV channel), TLC (Swedish TV channel), TLC (TV channel), TLC (TV network), TLC (TV series), TLC (Turkey), TLC (Turkish TV channel), TLC (UK and Ireland), TLC (album), TLC (band), TLC (disambiguation), TLC (group), TLC (music), TLC, Tlc (TV network), Tlc: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Tlc: Rhymezone
  16. TLC: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  17. tlc: FreeDictionary.org
  18. tlc: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. TLC: TheFreeDictionary.com
  20. TLC: Who2

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. TLC: Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. TLC: Netlingo
  2. TLC: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. TLC: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. GASTROLAB Digestive Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Sleep Terms (No longer online)
  6. TLC (disambiguation), TLC: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. TLC: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. TLC: A Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms: Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations (No longer online)

(Note: See tlcs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (uncountable) Initialism of tender loving care. [Considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.]
noun:  (uncountable, analytical chemistry) Initialism of thin-layer chromatography. [(analytical chemistry) A form of chromatography in which the solid phase is silica gel or a similar inert material supported on a glass plate.]
noun:  (uncountable, business, engineering) Initialism of technology life cycle.
noun:  (countable, electronics) Initialism of triple-level cell.
noun:  (hematology) Initialism of total leukocyte count.
noun:  Initialism of The Learning Channel, a U.S. television channel owned by Discovery Communications.

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