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tender loving care

tender loving care noun: considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.

Noun

tender loving care (uncountable, abbreviation TLC)

  1. Considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.

Forms of tender loving care

abbreviationTLC

Questions about tender loving care

What does tender loving care mean?
Tender loving care means considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.
What part of speech is tender loving care?
Tender loving care is a noun.

Words near tender loving care in the dictionary

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