caring

adjective

car·​ing ˈker-iŋ 

: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others

a kind, caring person

I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …

—Ann M. Martin

The Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.

—Richard Alleva

caringly adverb

was treated gently and caringly

caringness noun

There's evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn't uncommon in the literary community.

—Benjamin DeMott

Examples of caring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At his core, Mr. Potato Head is compassionate and caring, like the lion is deep down. —Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 June 2025

Kim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025

Very courageous of his elderly owner to part with him to ensure he was delivered into caring and loving hands. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025

The actress has the necessary steely and distant blonde ice queen intensity, which is intermittently layered with caring openness. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caring

• airing
• bearing
• blaring
• chairing
• charing
• daring
• erring
• fairing
• flaring
• glaring
• haring
• herring