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care package

care package noun: a package sent from home or from friends or family, containing favorite foods or comfort items.

Noun

care package (plural care packages)

  1. (idiomatic) A package sent from home or from friends or family, containing favorite foods or comfort items.
    • While he was away at university, he looked forward to his mother's monthly care packages of cookies and supplies.

Forms of care package

pluralcare packages

Origin of care package

From the packages of humanitarian aid sent by CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere).

Questions about care package

What does care package mean?
Care package means a package sent from home or from friends or family, containing favorite foods or comfort items.
What part of speech is care package?
Care package is a noun.
What is the plural of care package?
The plural of care package is care packages.

Words near care package in the dictionary

  1. care homes
  2. care in the community
  3. care killed a cat
  4. care killed the cat
  5. care of
  6. care package
  7. care packages
  8. Care Sunday
  9. care worker
  10. care workers
  11. care-experienced

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