cares (noun)

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• mother hen — noun 1. a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way) • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul 2. a hen with chicks • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• dry nurse — noun a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant • Hypernyms: ↑nanny, ↑nursemaid, ↑nurse * * * noun 1. : a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant compare wet nurse 2. : one who aids or instructs another usually unnecessarily …   Useful english dictionary

• bean counter — noun an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures • Hypernyms: ↑accountant, ↑comptroller, ↑controller, ↑bureaucrat, ↑administrative official * * * noun, pl ⋯ ters [count] informal +… …   Useful english dictionary

• house sitter — noun a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money) • Hypernyms: ↑custodian, ↑keeper, ↑steward * * * noun : a person who occupies a dwelling to provide security and… …   Useful english dictionary

• practical nurse — noun a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑licensed practical nurse, ↑LPN • Hypernyms: ↑nurse * * * noun, pl ⋯ nurses [count] US : a nurse who cares for sick people but… …   Useful english dictionary

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• spirit — noun 1 mind or feelings ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ It is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit. PREPOSITION ▪ in spirit ▪ I will be with you in spi …   Collocations dictionary

• childcare — noun (U) an arrangement in which someone who is trained to look after children cares for them while the parents are at work: The company pays $20 a week towards childcare. childhood / tSaIldhUd/ noun (C, U) the period of time when you are a child …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fashion plate — noun 1. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance • Syn: ↑dandy, ↑dude, ↑fop, ↑gallant, ↑sheik, ↑beau, ↑swell, ↑clotheshorse • Deriv …   Useful english dictionary

• house physician — noun a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital • Syn: ↑resident,… …   Useful english dictionary

• au pair — noun (plural au pairs) Etymology: French, on even terms Date: 1960 a usually young foreign person who cares for children and does domestic work for a family in return for room and board and the opportunity to learn the family s language …   New Collegiate Dictionary