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caregiver

[ kair-giv-er ]

noun

  1. a person who cares for someone who is sick or disabled.
  2. an adult who cares for an infant or child.


caregiver

/ ˈɛəˌɡɪə /

noun

  1. a person who has accepted responsibility for looking after a vulnerable neighbour or relative Also calledcarer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caregiver1

First recorded in 1980–85; care + giver ( def )
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Cancer survivor Mollie Kallen says a caregiver is often needed to help patients through treatment, surgeries and doctor visits.

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But mental health care in the early years is laser-focused on supporting the developing relationship between the caregiver and child, which can set the trajectory of a child’s life.

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Alberto Carvalho said the federal agents maintained they were there to check on the well-being of undocumented students and that the agents lied when they said the students’ caregivers had authorized the visits.

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Her signature joke is about how she is a tax preparer and how she once was a caregiver of two elderly women who have died.

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I found in my study was that a lot of people who are caregivers have high rates of anhedonia.

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