caring

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adjective

car·​ing ˈker-iŋ How to pronounce caring (audio)
Synonyms of caring
: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others
a kind, caring person
I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …—Ann M. Martin
The Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.—Richard Alleva
caringly adverb
was treated gently and caringly
caringness noun
There's evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn't uncommon in the literary community. —Benjamin DeMott

caring

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present participle of care entry 2

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Her pain becomes something to be shared with a caring audience, rather than privately medicated into oblivion. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 There was Peyton Stewart, who was so caring that Thompson affectionately called her Mom. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 Few other performers could pull off her double act, as both a caring mom and her horrific doppelgänger. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Hours after Barnett’s death, hundreds gathered on the quad at William Jewell for a candlelight vigil in his honor as others flooded social media to talk about the young man described as kind and caring and someone others wanted to be around. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for caring

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of caring was in 1956

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“Caring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caring. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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