See Also: self care(medicine)
day care(dictionary)
care(2)(dictionary)
don't-care(dictionary)
care(1)(dictionary)
CARE(dictionary)
Care(medicine)
day care(medicine)
postnatal care(medicine)
Prenatal care(health)

care(1) (iou)



care noun.

Mental suffering; sorrow, grief. obsolete exc. in CARCAKE, Care Sunday below. OE.
Pope His words infix'd unutterable care Deep in great Hector's soul.
A troubled state of mind arising from fear, doubt, etc; trouble, anxiety, solicitude; an occasion for this. OE.
Tennyson Cast all your cares on God. E. Muir Public trouble and private care Faith and hope and love can sever.
Serious attention, heed; caution, pains; regard, inclination, (to, for). OE.
George Eliot Public spirit..its essence is care for a common good. E. Waugh She arranged her paints and bottles with habitual care.
Charge, protective oversight, guardianship. LME.
J. Marquand It was given into my care by a friend who wishes it to be in safe hands. S. Bellow Elena was burdened with the care of the children.
An object or matter of concern; a thing to be done or seen to. L16.
B. Jowett He could not himself spare the time from cares of state. S. Leacock My first care was to make a fire.
Phrases: care and maintenance the keeping of a building, ship, etc., in good condition although not in present use (freq. attrib.). care in the community = COMMUNITY care. care of X at X's address. have a care be cautious, not neglect or fail. have the care of be responsible for. in care under official guardianship. in care of US = care of above. in need of care (and protection) (of a destitute or dangerously circumstanced child etc.) qualifying for official guardianship. intensive care: see INTENSIVE adjective 2. take care = have a care above. take care of look after, deal with, provide for, dispose of. tender loving care: see TENDER adjective.
Comb.: caregiver a person, typically either a professional or close relative, who looks after a child, elderly person, invalid, etc.; a carer; care label: giving advice on the cleaning of a garment or fabric; care-laden adjective laden with anxieties; Care Sunday the fifth Sunday in Lent; caretake verb trans. & intrans. [back-form.] act as caretaker (of); caretaker noun & adjective (a) noun a person hired to take charge, esp. of a house in its owner's absence; a person looking after a public building; (b) adjective exercising temporary control; care worker a person employed to provide support and supervision for vulnerable, infirm, or disadvantaged people, or those under the care of the state; care-worn adjective wearied by anxieties.