CAREGIVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does caregiver mean?
• CAREGIVER (noun)
The noun CAREGIVER has 2 senses:
1. a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
2. a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
Familiarity information: CAREGIVER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAREGIVER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
caregiver; health care provider; health professional
Hypernyms ("caregiver" is a kind of...):
professional; professional person (a person engaged in one of the learned professions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caregiver"):
bonesetter (someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones)
electrologist (someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair roots)
medical assistant (a person trained to assist medical professionals)
medical man; medical practitioner (someone who practices medicine)
nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
apothecary; chemist; druggist; pharmacist; pill pusher; pill roller (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)
Holonyms ("caregiver" is a member of...):
health profession (the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients)
Meaning:
A person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caregiver" is a kind of...):
adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
