caregiving

noun

as in motherhood

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Recent Examples of caregiving Knowing the exceptions are happening should be the first step toward addressing those exceptions in a way that supports caregiving staff and promotes quality service. — Colin Conner Ii, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Housing, health care, education, caregiving, and everyday costs have outpaced wage growth for decades, leaving households with less room to save. — Steven John, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Local Area Agencies on Aging can help identify transportation, caregiving and community resources. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Retirement, caregiving, changes in independence, disability, relationships or questions about what comes next can all be reasons to seek support. — Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 How could this fit into my work, caregiving, travel and daily life? — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 9 Sep. 2026 And some disabled people have had their caregiving slashed by new algorithmic assessments. — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Researchers found about 341,000 mothers left the workforce between July of 2025 and July of 2026, and caregiving was cited as an important factor. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Even those who do long-distance caregiving can experience burnout and self-neglect. — Elissa Strauss, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiving
  1. motherhood
  2. caretaking
  3. mothering
  4. maternity
Noun
  • His reverence for her motherhood — which the film avoids asking her about, substituting discussion with endless visuals of her breastfeeding and swinging her children through the waves — echoes the themes of season one.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ahead of her anticipated return to Broadway in the 1980s Cold War musical Chess, the actor opens up about recalibrating her relationship to ambition, motherhood, the rigor behind her return, and more.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of motherhood
Noun
  • Many of the experts surveyed noted that, along with healthcare and economic headwinds, there is an undue caretaking burden placed on women, as well as insufficient services and protections for women of color and LGBTQIA+ women.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • New York State is making roughly 900 ElliQ devices available to help older people in need of caretaking.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of caretaking
Noun
  • The cultural ascendance of intensive mothering, in which mothers are deemed entirely responsible for their children’s well-being and success, has upped the ante.
    — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mothering
Noun
  • Cleared for sale in Europe in 2025, OdonAssist is now used in maternity hospitals in seven European countries, and more than 600 babies have been delivered with it, according to the company.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Canadian singer Keshia Chanté dispelled the rumors of Drizzy being the father of her baby after speculation continued to mount following her maternity photo shoot landing on social media.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of maternity

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

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