Dictionary

caregiving en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkeəɡɪvɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

From care + giving.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor.
2. (uncountable, usually) The provision of health care services as a paid occupation.
   • Holonym: health care
   • The crux of nontechnical medical caregiving — action with compassion — is based on an old adage: Listen to the patient; he is telling you his diagnosis. 2007 July 1, “Letters”, in New York Times:

Forms

Coordinates

health care

Relateds

caregiver · caretaking · caretaker

Translations (2)

pt cuidado (the provision of giving care or looking after someone) · kix tsàh (the provision of giving care or looking after someone)