caring

caring
car|ing [ˈkeərıŋ US ˈker-] adj
1.) thinking about what other people need or want and trying to help them
→↑care
a warm and caring man
a caring attitude
The school aims to educate children in a caring environment.
2.) [only before noun]
involving the job of looking after other people
Like many of the caring professions, nursing is very badly paid.
More men are taking on a caring role.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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