care

Noun
  1. The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something (synset 100656128)
    "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
    is a type of: work - activity directed toward making or doing something
    subtypes:
    • hair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
    • maternalism - motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
    • baby sitting, babysitting - the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
    • pet sitting - the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home
    • dental care - care for the teeth
    • first aid - emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
    • intervention, treatment - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
    • incubation - maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
    • livery - the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
    • manicure - professional care for the hands and fingernails
    • pedicure - professional care for the feet and toenails
    • nourishment - the act of nourishing
    • nursing - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
    • tender loving care, tlc - considerate and solicitous care
    • nurturance - physical and emotional care and nourishment
    • personal care - care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions
    • skin care, skincare - care for the skin
    • faith cure, faith healing - care provided through prayer and faith in God
    • tree surgery - treatment of damaged or decaying trees
    • health care, healthcare - the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
    same as: aid, attention, tending
  2. Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger (synset 105623652)
    "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
    is a type of: judiciousness - good judgment
    same as: caution, forethought, precaution
  3. An anxious feeling (synset 107539768)
    "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
    is a type of: anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    same as: concern, fear
  4. A cause for feeling concern (synset 107520286)
    "his major care was the illness of his wife"
    is a type of: plight, predicament, quandary - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
  5. Attention and management implying responsibility for safety (synset 100831039)
    "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
    is a type of: protection - the activity of protecting someone or something
    subtypes:
    • due care, ordinary care, reasonable care - the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
    • foster care - supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
    • great care - more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons
    • providence - the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
    • slight care - such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise
    same as: charge, guardianship, tutelage
  6. Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (synset 100268366)
    "he wrote the manual on car care"
    is a type of: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again
    subtypes:
    same as: maintenance, upkeep
Verb
  1. Feel concern or interest (synset 201826886)
    "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
    is a type of: compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with - share the suffering of
  2. Provide care for (synset 202555993)
    "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
    is a type of: aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service
    subtypes:
    same as: give care
  3. Prefer or wish to do something (synset 201828678)
    "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
    is a type of: desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly
    subtypes: please - be the will of or have the will (to)
    same as: like, wish
  4. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (synset 202441196)
    "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
    is a type of: command, control - exercise authoritative control or power over
    subtypes:
    same as: deal, handle, manage
  5. Be concerned with (synset 201770600)
    "I worry about my grades"
    is a type of: mind - be concerned with or about something or somebody
    subtypes: brood, dwell - think moodily or anxiously about something
    same as: worry

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