carer.
Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.
Meaning & usage
Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.
Have you thought of a job as a carer for disabled people?
They retired early to be a full-time carer for their partner.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English carer From care + -er.
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