caregiver

noun

care·​giv·​er ˈker-ˌgi-vər How to pronounce caregiver (audio)
plural caregivers
: a person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chronically ill)
The care of a patient with Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder can be a physical, emotional and financial drain on the family caregiver.Diane Duquette Ascioti
Each child was rated by at least one parent. Questionnaires completed by another significant caregiver (teacher or daycare provider) were available on 85% of the sample …Alan E. Kazdin et al.
You probably can imagine the difficulty a caregiver can have getting an immobile patient into a whirlpool.Paul G. Donahue
caregiving noun
… researchers have repeatedly documented the psychiatric and physical health effects of family caregiving. Richard Schulz et al.
Many readers … had their own stories of being treated badly at work because of caregiving duties. Sue Shellenbarger
One of the most significant ways you can help animals, educate yourself about the joys and heartbreaks of caregiving and earn untold psychic rewards is to volunteer at a shelter. Wendy Christensen

Examples of caregiver in a Sentence

When she got sick her husband became her primary caregiver. he could no longer keep up his role as caregiver for his sick wife
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Sylvia’s caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, claimed to police that Sylvia had been attacked by a group of boys, per the Indy Star. Nicole Acosta, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024 The mission of Memory Lounge is to provide people with dementia and their caregivers — like Anne Halvorson and her mother — a place to go that does not involve seeing the doctor, Marsh said. Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024 Undocumented workers provide essential services such as home health aides, hospital staff, and caregivers. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Culver told the Commission his behavior arose from the stress of being his ailing father’s primary caregiver. Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for caregiver 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caregiver was in 1886

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“Caregiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caregiver. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

caregiver

noun
care·​giv·​er -ˌgiv-ər How to pronounce caregiver (audio)
: a person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chronically ill)
parents and other caregivers
caregiving noun

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