solicitude

There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Above all else he did not want Winifred to know that solicitude in her behalf had drawn him from the path of duty.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Our solicitude was now required solely for Joe, whose head was too deeply buried to be exhumed with so much facility.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
An offer which Jane received from a very honest, industrious, and thrifty jeweler, aroused anew a mother's maternal solicitude.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

Then bending over Oliver, he helped to carry him up stairs with the care and solicitude of a woman.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for solicitude

solicitude

/ (səˈlɪsɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

the state or quality of being solicitous

(often plural) something that causes anxiety or concern

anxiety or concern

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