looked after

Took care of

Looked after means cared for or tended to.

Someone who is well looked after receives good care and attention.

Parents look after children, nurses look after patients, neighbors look after houses while you're away.

In British usage, a looked-after child is one in foster care or state custody.

caregiving

tended

Cared for regularly

maintained · fostered · nourished · attended · watched over · minded · supervised · managed · assisted · helped

protection

guarded

Wary and restrained

defended · secured · watched · preserved · escorted · chaperoned · supervised · monitored · surveilled · patrolled

property

maintained

Kept in condition

tended · stewarded · conserved · stored · secured · entrusted · housekeeping · groundskeeping · property management · estate management

guardianship

custody

Protective care or control

legal responsibility · conservatorship · tutelage · stewardship · oversight · protection · wardship · custodianship · in loco parentis · next of kin

Categories
Opposites
care and attention

looked afterneglected

Not given proper attention

ignored · abandoned · disregarded · forsaken · overlooked

protective oversight

looked afterabused

Treated harmfully or wrongly

maltreated · mistreated · endangered · harmed · exploited

Family

look, after, looking, outlook, looked, overlook, look after, looker, overlooked

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G