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- [kair-giv-er]
- /ˈkɛərˌgɪv ər/
- /ˈkerˌ.ɡɪ.və(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kair-giv-er]
- /ˈkɛərˌgɪv ər/
Definitions of caregiver word
- countable noun caregiver A caregiver is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young. 3
- noun caregiver a person who has accepted responsibility for looking after a vulnerable neighbour or relative 3
- noun caregiver a person who takes care of someone requiring close attention, as a young child or an invalid 3
- noun caregiver a person who cares for someone who is sick or disabled. 1
- noun caregiver an adult who cares for an infant or child. 1
- noun caregiver A family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person. 1
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Origin of caregiver
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; care + giver
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Caregiver
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
caregiver popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
caregiver usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caregiver
noun caregiver
- caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
- au pair — An au pair is a young person from a foreign country who lives with a family in order to learn the language and who helps to look after the children.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- nurse — a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nanny — a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
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