caretaker
noun
a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
caretaking
-
a word derived from
caretaker.
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
Repetition often arrives quietly during periods of grief, or intense work, or winter or caretaking — times when energy is being spent elsewhere, often invisibly.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
That isn’t to say that Michaela doesn’t have her troubles — indeed, her neediness, which expresses itself as caretaking, resembles Devon’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
A big-sister brand of caretaking was built into Lee from the start.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 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
