carer

as in caregiver
a person who has responsibility for the care of another a workshop for parents and other carers of autistic children

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caregiver
Noun
  • Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
  • Choquette runs a home daycare, and suddenly found herself as the family's sole provider and caregiver.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Carer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carer. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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