Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability.
- noun An individual, such as a family member or guardian, who takes care of a child or dependent adult.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
care-giver .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
- noun a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
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HPFacebookVoteV2. init (295727, 'Movie Review: The Boys Are Back', 'It\'s been 30 years since Kramer vs. Kramer took movie audiences by surprise with its tale of a workaholic dad forced to reorder his priorities to focus on being a caregiver (back before anyone had heard the term \ "caregiver\").
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HPFacebookVoteV2. init (295727, 'Movie Review: The Boys Are Back', 'It\'s been 30 years since Kramer vs. Kramer took movie audiences by surprise with its tale of a workaholic dad forced to reorder his priorities to focus on being a caregiver (back before anyone had heard the term \ "caregiver\").
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Being a caregiver is a very hard job, and one that can go on for many years.
Kathryn Haslanger: More Than Just Bingo: How Adult Day Centers Keep Seniors at the Top of Their Game Kathryn Haslanger 2010
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Being a caregiver is a very hard job, and one that can go on for many years.
Kathryn Haslanger: More Than Just Bingo: How Adult Day Centers Keep Seniors at the Top of Their Game Kathryn Haslanger 2010
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When your caregiver is addicted to drugs, the streets may seem a far safer alternative than being trapped in a small apartment with an addict, subject to their unpredictable, erratic and abusive behavior.
Criminal Law 2009
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Being a caregiver is a very hard job, and one that can go on for many years.
Kathryn Haslanger: More Than Just Bingo: How Adult Day Centers Keep Seniors at the Top of Their Game Kathryn Haslanger 2010
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When your caregiver is addicted to drugs, the streets may seem a far safer alternative than being trapped in a small apartment with an addict, subject to their unpredictable, erratic and abusive behavior.
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When your caregiver is addicted to drugs, the streets may seem a far safer alternative than being trapped in a small apartment with an addict, subject to their unpredictable, erratic and abusive behavior.
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When your caregiver is addicted to drugs, the streets may seem a far safer alternative than being trapped in a small apartment with an addict, subject to their unpredictable, erratic and abusive behavior.
Fourth Department 2008
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When your caregiver is addicted to drugs, the streets may seem a far safer alternative than being trapped in a small apartment with an addict, subject to their unpredictable, erratic and abusive behavior.
Civil Rights 2008
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However, light tasks – just “helping out” here and there – may eventually snowball into the avalanche of full-time caregiving, a phenomenon becoming known as “caregiver creep”.
Caregiver creep: how helping elderly relatives can snowball into a full-time job Laura House 2026
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