caring
adjective/ˈkeərɪŋ/
/ˈkerɪŋ/
[usually before noun]Word Family
- care noun verb
- careful adjective (≠ careless)
- carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
- caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
- kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people
- He's a very caring person.
- caring parents
- Children need a caring environment.
- a caring profession (= a job that involves looking after or helping other people)
- He was described as ‘a good man, a caring father and a considerate neighbour’.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCaring is used with these nouns:- father
- mother
- parent
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