# caregiving

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkeəɡɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #43,558

## Definitions
1. The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor.
2. The provision of health care services as a paid occupation.

## Etymology
From care + giving.

## Common misspellings (15)
`acregiving`, `caergiving`, `careggiving`, `caregiivng`, `caregivign`, `caregivingg`, `caregivinng`, `caregivnig`, `caregivving`, `caregviing`, `careigving`, `cargeiving`, `carregiving`, `ccaregiving`, `craegiving`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caregiving