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caregiver

[kair-giv-er] / ˈkɛərˌgɪv ər /
NOUN
person caring for child
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Serving as a family caregiver isn’t just exhausting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

When the family pulled her maternal grandmother, Mary Ann, from assisted living during the pandemic, Schiller became her primary caregiver.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

My brother Dez was the main caregiver for my parents, with him having the most flexible schedule.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

“Even when my parents were alive they worked really long, hard hours running a small business so even then he was a caregiver to me,” she told CNN, referring to her brother.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

We’d found a babysitter, Glorina Casabal, a doting, expert caregiver about ten years older than I was.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

While healing from their losses, they hustled, working as caregivers, nannies, Uber drivers and house cleaners.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

But for residents who developed close relationships with the affected caregivers, he said, “it’s a personal, devastating loss.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“This commonsense approach has led to dramatic improvements for Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors across the country.”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

She is on Medicaid, is in poor health and owns a home with a reverse mortgage that has been used to help pay for her caregivers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

I mean, like in many cultures, men were viewed as warriors and women were viewed as caregivers.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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