caregiver
noun
care·giv·er
ˈker-ˌgi-vər 
plural caregivers
: a person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chronically ill)
The care of a patient with Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder can be a physical, emotional and financial drain on the family caregiver.—
Diane Duquette Ascioti
Diane Duquette AsciotiEach child was rated by at least one parent. Questionnaires completed by another significant caregiver (teacher or daycare provider) were available on 85% of the sample …—Alan E. Kazdin et al.
Alan E. Kazdin et al.You probably can imagine the difficulty a caregiver can have getting an immobile patient into a whirlpool.—Paul G. Donahue
Paul G. Donahue
caregiving
noun
… researchers have repeatedly documented the psychiatric and physical health effects of family caregiving.
—Richard Schulz et al.
Richard Schulz et al.
Many readers … had their own stories of being treated badly at work because of caregiving duties.
—Sue Shellenbarger
Sue Shellenbarger
One of the most significant ways you can help animals, educate yourself about the joys and heartbreaks of caregiving and earn untold psychic rewards is to volunteer at a shelter.
—Wendy Christensen
Wendy Christensen
Synonyms of caregiver
Examples of caregiver in a Sentence
When she got sick her husband became her primary caregiver.
he could no longer keep up his role as caregiver for his sick wife
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Fernandez said his daughter has special needs and her mother had to give up her career to become a full-time caregiver.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
All proceeds from the event benefit Cancer CAREpoint, which provides support services for Bay Area cancer patients and survivors, as well as their families and caregivers.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
For example, for in-home help, the 2025 national median hourly rate for non-medical caregiver services was $35 hourly, and for a private-duty nurse, $90 an hour, according to a March report from Genworth Financial, an insurance company.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 June 2026
Today’s mothers are expected to be both hyperrational project managers — scheduling enrichment, monitoring nutrition, tracking developmental milestones — and deeply intuitive caregivers, continuously consulting their emotional compass for guidance about their children and themselves.
—Nina Bandelj, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
All proceeds from the event benefit Cancer CAREpoint, which provides support services for Bay Area cancer patients and survivors, as well as their families and caregivers.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
For example, for in-home help, the 2025 national median hourly rate for non-medical caregiver services was $35 hourly, and for a private-duty nurse, $90 an hour, according to a March report from Genworth Financial, an insurance company.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 June 2026
Today’s mothers are expected to be both hyperrational project managers — scheduling enrichment, monitoring nutrition, tracking developmental milestones — and deeply intuitive caregivers, continuously consulting their emotional compass for guidance about their children and themselves.
—Nina Bandelj, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for caregiver
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“Caregiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caregiver. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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