caretaker
English
/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/, /ˈkɛəˌteɪ.kə/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
- Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.
Etymology
Compound from English care (sorrow, worry) + English taker root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵeh₂r-
Gloss
call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
声
Emoji
☎️ 📞 🤙
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercare English
- allocare English
- allocaretaker English
- babycare English
- backcare English
- becare English
- birdcare English
- breathtaker English
- bribetaker English
- care English
- care home English
- carebear English
- carefree English
- careful English
- caregive English
- caregiver English
- caregiving English
- careleaver English
- careless English
- careline English
- caren English
- carer English
- caresome English
- carest English
- caretake English
- caretaking English
- careth English
- careware English
- carework English
- careworker English
- careworn English
- caring English
- charily English
- chariness English
- chary English
- childcare English
- clothescare English
- copytaker English
- daycare English
- deathcare English
- dentalcare English
- drugtaker English
- eldercare English
- eyecare English
- facecare English
- floorcare English
- footcare English
- forecare English
- furtaker English
- garrulously English
- garrulousness English
- haircare English
- handcare English
- healthcare English
- heartcare English
- heck-care English
- homecare English
- housecare English
- infantcare English
- landcare English
- lawncare English
- lifecare English
- lifetaker English
- miscare English
- mouthcare English
- nailcare English
- notetaker English
- overcare English
- painstaker English
- patientcare English
- petcare English
- postcare English
- precare English
- risktaker English
- shoecare English
- skincare English
- suncare English
- take English
- taker English
- telecare English
- throughcare English
- toothcare English
- uncare English
- uncharily English
- unchary English
- woodcare English
- woundcare English
- garrio Latin
- garrulus Latin
- *ǵeh₂r- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *karō Proto-Germanic
- gorma Swedish
- carful Old English
- carfullīċe Old English
- carfulnes Old English
- carlēas Old English
- bicaren Middle English
- care Middle English
- takere Middle English
- aisghairm Irish
- cúirtghairm Irish
- fógrán Irish
- gairmeach Irish
- gairmiúil Irish
- gairmscoil Irish
- gairmuimhir Irish
- gairmí Irish
- adgair Old Irish
- ad·gair Old Irish
- congair Old Irish
- doairngir Old Irish
- dogair Old Irish
- do·airngir Old Irish
- fogur Old Irish
- frecairt Old Irish
- frisgair Old Irish
- gáirid Old Irish
- ·frecair Old Irish
- *karēn gmw-pro
- *garyeti Proto-Celtic
- *garyom Proto-Celtic
- *gāris Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo- Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo-gar-os Proto-Celtic
- care
- take
- taker
- chary
- caren
- carer
- becare
- carest
- caring
- uncare
- careth
- suncare
- precare
- charily
- unchary
- eyecare
- petcare
- careful
- miscare
- daycare
- forecare
- facecare
- woodcare
- birdcare
- handcare
- footcare
- furtaker
- careware
- telecare
- babycare
- lawncare
- landcare
- shoecare
- lifecare
- skincare
- caresome
- carebear
- backcare
- careless
- allocare
- caretake
- carefree
- careline
- postcare
- careworn
- nailcare
- homecare
- caregive
- haircare
- overcare
- carework
- heck-care
- care home
- uncharily
- heartcare
- housecare
- mouthcare
- risktaker
- notetaker
- toothcare
- woundcare
- drugtaker
- deathcare
- floorcare
- aftercare
- chariness
- caregiver
- childcare
- eldercare
- lifetaker
- copytaker
- bribetaker
- dentalcare
- healthcare
- caretaking
- careworker
- careleaver
- caregiving
- painstaker
- infantcare
- clothescare
- breathtaker
- throughcare
- patientcare
- garrulously
- allocaretaker
- garrulousness