caregiver
Americannoun
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a person who cares for someone who is sick or disabled.
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an adult who cares for an infant or child.
noun
Etymology
Origin of caregiver
First recorded in 1980–85; care + giver ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The deal came months after Care.com faced scrutiny for providing limited vetting of its caregivers. Care.com later agreed to pay a $1 million fine related to accusations over misrepresented background checks and other issues.
Mothers are still overwhelmingly the primary caregivers in American families, and tend to be more sensitive to the challenges of child-rearing than older men, who may have been less intimately involved in its daily struggles.
From Los Angeles Times
Every 15-hour shift spent with the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s staff affirms how human these caregivers are.
From Salon
The type of responsibilities also varied in Pew’s family caregiver research.
From MarketWatch
Meanwhile, in Indiana: “Violence in the hospital is not accepted. Safe caregivers means better care. Let’s keep our hospitals safe.”
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