caring for
Attending to someone
Caring for someone or something means providing attention, support, or maintenance to ensure their wellbeing.
You might care for an elderly parent by helping with daily tasks, or care for a garden by watering and weeding regularly.
The phrase implies ongoing responsibility rather than a single act: She's been caring for her sick brother for months.
It can also express affection or concern: He clearly cares for her deeply.
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- protectiveServing to guard
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- lending a handProviding assistance to another
watching over · cherishing · empathetic · looking after · attending to · ministering · compassion · feeding · kindness · bedside · bedside manner · stewardship · grooming · guiding · patience · sheltering · comforting · mothering
- watching overguarding, protecting, monitoring, supervising, minding
- affectionhug, kiss, cuddle, caress, nuzzle
caring forneglecting
Failing to attend to
abandoning · ignoring · forsaking · disregarding · overlooking
caring forharming
Causing injury or damage
mistreating · abusing · maltreating · damaging · hurting
care, for, careful, caring, careless, carefree, carefully, caretaker, uncaring