caregiving

noun

as in motherhood

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Recent Examples of caregiving Their family received around-the-clock caregiving support, free counseling and the space to hold a celebration of life after Lars died. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 July 2026 That’s because women disproportionately take pregnancy and caregiving leave, according to the lawyers. — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 15 July 2026 This is often the stage when career pressure, caregiving, identity shifts, hormone changes, relationship dynamics and financial realities start piling onto one another. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 July 2026 These learners are often balancing work, family, military service, caregiving and financial responsibilities. — Catherine Wehlburg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Conversations about retirement, grandchildren, travel, caregiving, second careers, and personal reinvention tend to feel natural within that environment. — Matthew Kayser updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 As robots take on roles across education, caregiving, manufacturing and services, the company expects an entirely new spectrum of clothing needs to follow. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Courtesy Cindy Stevens; Courtesy LaTisha Brown And in Ohio, where lawmakers are pursuing an aggressive Medicaid fraud crackdown, LaTisha Brown, 43, who has cerebral palsy, fears people with legitimate caregiving needs will be caught in the dragnet. — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Similarly, broader research into caregiving has found links between prolonged financial and emotional stress and anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep problems, exhaustion and declining physical health. — Ammcise Apply, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiving
  1. motherhood
  2. caretaking
  3. mothering
  4. maternity
Noun
  • In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life—childhood, college, motherhood—and one surprise guest.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 July 2026
  • Katia Lindor is speaking out about her experiences with motherhood with the intent of helping others.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of motherhood
Noun
  • This preemptive caretaking also prevents people from growing out of egocentric thinking.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • But the new season, which benefits tremendously from having shaken off the source material, reframes such caretaking as a literal labor of love.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of caretaking
Noun
  • To make their point perfectly clear, women are sharing photos of themselves breastfeeding in front of Old Masters paintings in museums that depict the very same mothering act.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
  • Yet the history of motherhood has remained largely untold, and the narrative is not often driven by the people who do the actual mothering.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of mothering
Noun
  • Her maternity style became part of the conversation, celebrating rather than hiding her changing body.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
Definition of maternity

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“Caregiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregiving. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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