car ‧ ing /ˈkeərɪŋ $ ˈker-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ care , ↑ carer ; adjective : ↑ careful ≠ ↑ careless , ↑ caring ≠ UNCARING ; verb : ↑ care ; adverb : ↑ carefully ≠ ↑ carelessly ]
1 . thinking about what other people need or want and trying to help them ⇨ care :
a warm and caring man
a caring attitude
The school aims to provide a caring environment.
2 . [only before noun] involving the job of looking after other people:
Many of the caring professions are badly paid.
More men are taking on a caring role.