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caregiver

noun/ˈkɛəɡɪvə/

What It Means

A carer; a person who looks after another person.

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Caregiver in Context

“The coronavirus has turned caregivers around the world into homeschoolers.”

— 2020 March 16, Matt Villano, “How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids”, in CNN

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From care + giver.

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