caring
A caring nurse gently places a warm blanket over an elderly patient resting in a comfortable chair.
Adjective:
- Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others: Describes a person, attitude, or action that shows kindness, worry, and a desire to help others.
- Kind and helpful: Characterized by a gentle and supportive nature.
Noun:
- A loving feeling: The state or quality of being concerned about and wanting to help someone else; affectionate regard.
Adjective:
- She is a very caring teacher who always listens to her students' problems.
- He gave her a caring hug when she was upset.
- We need a more caring approach to community service.
Noun:
- The children were raised with a lot of caring and affection.
- Her work in the hospice is motivated by genuine caring.
"caring profession": A job, such as nursing, teaching, or social work, that involves looking after people's health, education, or welfare.
- Many people are drawn to caring professions because they want to help others.
"caring for": The act of looking after someone or something. (Note: This is a verb phrase using 'care', listed here for clarity as it relates closely to the adjective 'caring').
- She is responsible for caring for her elderly grandmother.
Care (verb/noun): The root word. As a verb: to feel concern or interest. As a noun: the process of protecting someone or something.
- I care about the environment. (verb)
- The patient needs special care. (noun)
Caregiver (noun): A person who provides direct care for children, the elderly, or the sick.
- The caregiver assists with daily tasks.
Uncaring (adjective): The opposite of caring; not showing sympathy or concern.
- His uncaring attitude shocked everyone.
- Compassionate: Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
- Considerate: Thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others.
- Kindhearted: Having a kind and sympathetic nature.
- Nurturing: Providing care and encouragement.
Caring and sharing: A phrase often used to encourage kindness and generosity, especially with children.
- The school event promoted the values of caring and sharing.
To show caring: To demonstrate concern or affection through actions.
- A simple phone call can show caring.
- To care for someone: To like or love someone. (Note: This idiom uses the verb 'care').
- He cares for her deeply.
A caring nurse gently places a warm blanket over an elderly patient resting in a comfortable chair.
- feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others
- caring friends
- a loving feeling