self-care — meaning, examples & etymology [English]

self-care (/ˌself ˈkeər/)

noun  ·  Intermediate  ·  Daily Life

🔊 /ˌself ˈkeər/

Meaning

Meaning: caring for oneself

The practice of looking after one’s own physical and mental health.

Examples

🗣 After a stressful week, she made time for self-care with a long bath and an early night.

Etymology

Combines ‘self’ (Old English ‘self’) with ‘care’; popularised recently.

How & Where It’s Used

A widely used wellbeing term for deliberate acts of personal care.

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Tags: health, life

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