Care for
Care for verb - To attend to the needs and comforts of.
Usage example: he is caring for his mother while she's sick
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- A ship called the Jeanie Johnston was a rare exception to this; her crew kept the ship clean and a doctor was always on board to care for the passengers.
Source: Everybody Lives -
Aubrey gets one at the end when Maturin is privately lamenting to him that Higgins (who is not a competent doctor) is the only one even somewhat qualified to care for the wounded on the Acheron.
Source: Film / Master and Commander -
In "Little Miss Marker," they do their best to care for a little girl left in their hands, to the length of kidnapping a famous doctor at gunpoint to tend to her when she's down with a deadly disease.
Source: Friend to All Children
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