: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others
a kind, caring person
I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …—
Ann M. Martin
Ann M. MartinThe Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.—Richard Alleva
Richard Alleva
caringly
adverb
was treated gently and caringly
caringness
noun
There's evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn't uncommon in the literary community.
—Benjamin DeMott
Benjamin DeMott
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My hope is that teachers will stay strong and stay committed to making schools child-centered, warm and caring.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
So everybody was so caring to me.
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His guardian describes him as happy, active, intelligent, talkative, caring, protective, tall for his age.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
My hope is that teachers will stay strong and stay committed to making schools child-centered, warm and caring.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
So everybody was so caring to me.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
His guardian describes him as happy, active, intelligent, talkative, caring, protective, tall for his age.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Caring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caring. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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