caring

car-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Displaying kindness and concern for others.

  2. 2.

    Present participle of "care": feeling concern or looking after.

  3. 3.

    The work of looking after those who need help.

  4. 4.

    Showing thought and attention.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    caring profession — jobs involving looking after others (nursing, social work)
  • •
    caring for — looking after someone or something

Related words

Antonyms: cold, heartless, indifferent, uncaring
See also: care, compassionate, kind, nurturing
Synonyms: attentive, compassionate, kind, loving, nurturing

Etymology

From Old English "caru" meaning sorrow or concern, with the present participle suffix "-ing." The adjective sense developed to describe someone who shows concern for others.