caretaking
Example Sentences
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But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Then, several weeks before the trip, involved with caretaking responsibilities and trip-planning, the idea somehow, suddenly, made sense.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
A big-sister brand of caretaking was built into Lee from the start.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024
For the women who have attended these postpartum retreats, they credit the experience with helping them heal and relax postpartum, as well as teaching them very necessary infant caretaking skills.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024
She mentioned that there was one who had singular skills at caretaking, another who loved newchildren, one with unusual scientific aptitude, and a fourth for whom physical labor was an obvious pleasure.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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