caregiving
UK/ˈkeəɡɪvɪŋ/
caregiving noun: the provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor.
Noun
caregiving (usually uncountable, plural caregivings)
- The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor.
- The provision of health care services as a paid occupation.
- Holonym: health care
- The crux of nontechnical medical caregiving — action with compassion — is based on an old adage: Listen to the patient; he is telling you his diagnosis.2007 July 1, “Letters”, in New York Times
Forms of caregiving
| plural | caregivings |
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Origin of caregiving
From care + giving.
Questions about caregiving
- What does caregiving mean?
- Caregiving means the provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor.
- What part of speech is caregiving?
- Caregiving is a noun.
- How do you pronounce caregiving?
- Caregiving is pronounced /ˈkeəɡɪvɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of caregiving?
- The plural of caregiving is caregivings.
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