Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caregive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: care-give
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide care, especially in the role as a caregiver.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"This is what she wanted to share with other readers about that: I realized how many times it interfered with the way I caregave at certain times. I ended up resenting my task at hand."
"Encouraging men to caregive in their own way is a win-win for all."
"Using data from the Survey of Ageing and Independence conducted in 1991, McDonald (1996) found that retiring to caregive decreased the age of retirement for women by almost six years. The costs of retiring to caregive may be high."
"If you have decided to caregive, ask yourself these tough questions: “Why did I choose to caregive? Out of obligation? Promise? Because I am the only child without kids to take care of? Or is it because caregiving is what I want to do?"

Etymology

Back-formation from caregiver.

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵeh₂r-

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

caregives (present, singular) caregiving (participle, present) caregave (past) caregiven (participle, past)

Questions

What does caregive mean?: To provide care, especially in the role as a caregiver.
Where does caregive come from?: Back-formation from caregiver.

How to pronounce caregive

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