careseeker
English
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editcareseeker (plural careseekers)
- One who seeks out care for themselves; a person wanting to be cared for.
- Coordinate term: caregiver
- 2006, Carrie Doehring, The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach, page 138:
- When one's intimate relationships, families, communities, and culture are resources, then the caregiver and careseeker can strategize on how to use these resources more fully.