caretaking

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act of taking care or taking charge of something.

Etymology

Compound from English care (sorrow, worry) + English taking 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

Emoji
☎️ 📞 🤙

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