personal care
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈpɜrsənl kɛr/
:
cuidado personal
- A hallmark of the need for long-term care is the inability to perform personal care tasks or other daily activities without assistance.
- personal care aides
- personal care attendant
- personal care services
Examples
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Both bills set allowances for food, clothing, and personal care.
Academic text (2001) -
A second concern is the way personal care is delivered.
Academic text (1995) -
None of the students could meet their own personal care needs.
Academic text (2015) -
You know, it's all about personal care and hygiene.
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Despite being charged $600 for the room alone, virtually all of my personal care was provided by my wife.
Academic text (2003) -
Married clients were more likely to receive help than unmarried clients, especially with personal care.
Academic text (1991) -
Collectively, the ADLs are often referred to as the personal care activities required for independence in our culture.
Academic text (1998) -
But many needed assistance with shopping and household chores in addition to personal care like bathing or dressing.
Academic text (1994) -
The care support workers, who can provide personal care, are vetted, trained, supervised, and employed by Crossroads Care.
Academic text (2011) -
The nursing assistant provided personal care by helping the resident with bathing and dressing each morning.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Looking after something to keep it in good condition
1
3.7
Looking after someone or something because it is your duty
How Dependent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'assistance with bathing, dressing, etc.' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'personal' (relating to the person/physical self) with 'care' (providing help or supervision). This compositional reading (care for personal needs) is common and cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase personal care comes from the simple image of someone helping another with private, everyday needs. Here personal points to private body tasks like bathing and dressing, and care means the help given. So, personal care means 'help with daily personal tasks'.