care

n

1. worry, anxiety, disquiet, disquietude, uneasiness, inquietude; distress, fretfulness, misgiving, qualm, apprehension; trouble, concern, regard, solicitude, cark; anguish, sorrow, dolor, grief, sadness, affliction, heartache; matter, ailment, ill, grievance; vexation, annoyance, nuisance, tribulation; strain, pressure, burden, onus; tax, cross, encumbrance, cum-brance, lead, handicap.

2.• attention, carefulness, caution, prudence, pains; heed, heedfulness, watchfulness, advertence; alertness, vigilance, circumspection, wariness; awareness, consciousness, mindfulness; meticulousness, fastidiousness, conscientiousness, scrupulousness, punctiliousness, painstakingness; exaction, precision, preciseness, strictness, particularity, accuracy.

3. protection, charge, ward, keep; responsibility, safekeeping, safeguard, custody, guardianship, tutelage, guidance; surveillance, vigil, lookout.

4. ward, charge, dependent, minor, protégé

v

5. be concerned, be solicitous, be uneasy, worry, trouble; fret, fuss, fidget, be apprehensive; bother, mind, Inf. give a damn, Inf. give a hoot, Inf. give a hang, Archaic. cark.

6. take care of

a. care for, sit, sit with, baby-sit, watch, look after.b. attend to, act on, deal with, see to, take action on, take up.

7. care for

like, fancy, enjoy, be fond of, take to, be pleased with, Inf. be sweet on, Sl. have a crush on; prefer, rather, have a mind to, incline towards, hanker after; hope for, wish, want, desire; yearn for, long for, hunger for, thirst for, crave, covet; love, cherish, hold dear, be enamored of, treasure, prize.