as in caregivers
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
a workshop for parents and other carers of autistic children
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Recent Examples of carers
Roman residents, young children up to 5 years old, and people with disabilities and their carers are exempt from the admission fee.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Medical machinery beeps, carers murmur softly.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
But Volpe and co-writer Esther Bernstorff have modeled their tale on the innovative real-life Gold Coats program at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo — whereby long-term prisoners are trained to act as carers for elder inmates stricken with dementia.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
These words, as such, have been put together during the time when the nurses and carers sought to make his final days as comfortable as possible.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Despite the best efforts of staff and foster carers, the months began to fly by and soon enough Thelma had gone a year without finding a family.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
This support also ensures that Kids Planet has high employee retention rates, which Roberts says is valuable in a nursery environment where parents and children value consistency in their carers.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
The charity, which Harry has been a patron of since 2007, is holding its celebration evening honoring young people who live with challenging and life-limiting conditions and marking the contributions of those who look after them, from parents to nursing staff and carers.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Medical machinery beeps, carers murmur softly.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
But Volpe and co-writer Esther Bernstorff have modeled their tale on the innovative real-life Gold Coats program at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo — whereby long-term prisoners are trained to act as carers for elder inmates stricken with dementia.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
These words, as such, have been put together during the time when the nurses and carers sought to make his final days as comfortable as possible.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Despite the best efforts of staff and foster carers, the months began to fly by and soon enough Thelma had gone a year without finding a family.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
This support also ensures that Kids Planet has high employee retention rates, which Roberts says is valuable in a nursery environment where parents and children value consistency in their carers.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
The charity, which Harry has been a patron of since 2007, is holding its celebration evening honoring young people who live with challenging and life-limiting conditions and marking the contributions of those who look after them, from parents to nursing staff and carers.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carers
caregivers
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Exempt are people with disabilities, caregivers, pregnant and postpartum individuals, veterans with total disabilities, and others facing medical or personal hardship, Nixon told KFF Health News.—
Samantha Liss,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In our study, caregivers read one storybook nightly for two weeks.—
Erin Clabough,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Carers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carers. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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