caretaking
caretaking Lexical Profile
caretaking Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act or occupation of looking after and maintaining a building, estate, or piece of property.
"His duties included general repairs, groundskeeping, and the winter caretaking of the estate."
The act of providing physical or emotional care and support for a dependent person, such as a child or an elderly relative.
"Full-time caretaking for an aging parent requires immense patience and emotional resilience."
• adjective
Relating to the maintenance of property or the provision of care and assistance to others.
"She balanced her professional career with heavy caretaking responsibilities at home."
Holding temporary administrative authority or managing affairs only until a permanent successor is appointed.
"The caretaking administration avoided making any major policy changes before the general election."