caregiver
English meaning: Caregiver
Definition
A person who looks after a child, elderly, or sick person.
Example
“The caregiver visits every morning to help with breakfast and medicine.”
Another example: “As her mother's primary caregiver, she rarely had time to herself.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral; common in health, social-care and family contexts for someone who looks after a child, sick, elderly or disabled person. Spelled 'caregiver' (US) and often 'carer' (UK).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From "care" plus "giver," a relatively modern compound.
Synonyms
- carer
- caretaker
- attendant
- nurse
- minder
Related Words
- caregiving
- rebuff
- carer
- theorised
- attachment
- respite
- ambivalent
- responsiveness
- subtype
- infant
- infants
- dementia
Common Collocations
- primary caregiver
- full-time caregiver
- family caregiver
- caregiver support
- unpaid caregiver
Word Forms
caregiver (n); caregivers (pl); caregiving (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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