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
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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As temperatures climb, professionals in emergency medicine and child injury prevention are urging caregivers to adopt simple, consistent habits that could mean the difference between life and death.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
Provide employees paid family leave, childcare support and flexible scheduling to counteract the motherhood penalty and help caregivers maintain employment.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Japan remains a highly patriarchal society in which married women are often expected to take the caregiver role, despite government efforts to get husbands more involved.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
That means supporting efforts to catch issues early, embedding mental health care into primary and emergency systems and supporting families and caregivers long before crisis strikes.
—Keita Franklin, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Adrienne Farr, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
Provide employees paid family leave, childcare support and flexible scheduling to counteract the motherhood penalty and help caregivers maintain employment.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Japan remains a highly patriarchal society in which married women are often expected to take the caregiver role, despite government efforts to get husbands more involved.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
That means supporting efforts to catch issues early, embedding mental health care into primary and emergency systems and supporting families and caregivers long before crisis strikes.
—Keita Franklin, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
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 21 Aug. 2025.
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