English > care: 11 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something. |
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| Example | "no medical care was required" |
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| Synonyms | attention, aid, tending |
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| Narrower | babysitting, baby sitting | The work of a baby sitter |
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| dental care | care for the teeth |
| faith healing, faith cure | care provided through prayer and faith in God |
| first aid | emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained |
| hair care, haircare, hairdressing | care for the hair |
| healthcare, health care | The preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession |
| 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 |
| maternalism | motherly care |
| nourishment | The act of nourishing |
| nursing | The work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm |
| nurturance | Physical and emotional care and nourishment |
| pedicure | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| personal care | care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves |
| pet sitting | The work of a pet sitter |
| skin care, skincare | care for the skin |
| tender loving care, TLC | considerate and solicitous care |
| treatment, intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
| tree surgery | treatment of damaged or decaying trees |
| Broader | work | Activity directed toward making or doing something |
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| Spanish | atención, ayuda, cuidado, cuidados, cura |
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| Catalan | atenció, compte, cura, esment |
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| Verbs | care | provide care for |
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English > care: 11 senses > noun 5, act| Meaning | Attention and management implying responsibility for safety. |
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| Example | "he is in the care of a bodyguard" |
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| Synonyms | charge, tutelage, guardianship |
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| Narrower | due care, ordinary care, reasonable care | The care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances |
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| foster care | supervised / supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home / 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 |
| Broader | protection | The activity of protecting someone or something |
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| Spanish | atención, cuidado, custodia, esmero, tutela |
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| Catalan | compte, cura, custòdia, tutela |
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| Verbs | care | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
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English > care: 11 senses > verb 4, social| Meaning | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
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| Synonyms | manage, deal, handle |
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| Narrower | administer, administrate | Work in an administrative capacity |
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| come to grips, get to grips | Deal with (a problem or a subject / subject) |
| conduct, carry on, deal | direct the course of |
| coordinate | Bring into common action, movement, or condition |
| direct | Be in charge of |
| dispose of | Deal with or settle |
| juggle | Deal with simultaneously |
| mismanage, mishandle, misconduct | manage badly or incompetently |
| organize, organise | Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea |
| process | Deal with in a routine way |
| take care, mind | Be in charge of or deal with |
| touch | Deal with |
| work | Cause to operate or function |
| Broader | control, command | Exercise authoritative control or power over |
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| Spanish | abordar, administrar, encarar, gestionar, guiar, manejar, ocuparse, ocupar, regentar, tramitar, tratar |
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| Catalan | abordar, emprar, encarar, gestionar, manejar, ocupar, regentar, tractar, tramitar |
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| Nouns | care | attention and management implying responsibility for safety |
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