accountant |
a person who checks and takes care of business records or accounts. |
administer |
to manage, take care of, or be in charge of. [1/3 definitions] |
administration |
the people in charge of taking care of or managing something as a group. [1/3 definitions] |
adopt |
When you adopt something, you accept a new thing and make it your own. When people adopt a baby, the baby becomes part of their family. When people adopt pets, they bring them into their home and care for them for a long time. [1/2 definitions] |
affectionate |
When a person is affectionate, they do things to show their love or liking for other people or animals. Affectionate people often kiss or hug the people or animals that they care about, and they might also call them by sweet names like "Honey" or "Sweetheart." There are other ways that affectionate people show their love too. Also, we sometimes say that animals are affectionate if they do things that show they feel close to us. |
anything |
If you like doing anything with your friends, it means that you like whatever you do with your friends. It doesn't matter which thing you do--you're always happy. If your brother will eat anything, it means he doesn't care what he eats. Maybe he will even eat bugs! [1/3 definitions] |
ASPCA |
abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals," a national organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets. |
asylum |
a place for the care of those who are not able to care for themselves, such as children without parents, people with mental illness, or the very old. [1/3 definitions] |
attend |
to take care of; tend. [1/4 definitions] |
attention |
(usually plural) acts of respect, care, or politeness. [1/4 definitions] |
babysit |
to take care of children while their parents are away. |
babysitter |
a person who takes care of children when their parents are not with them. |
bad guy |
(informal) In a story, "the bad guy" is the person who causes trouble for the good characters. "The bad guy" is usually mean or evil, or just doesn't care about other people. |
barber |
A barber is a person who cuts and styles people's hair. Usually, a barber works on men's or boys' hair. Barbers take care of men's beards too. |
burden1 |
A burden is something you carry that is usually heavy. Sometimes a burden is something in your life that you have to live with or take care of even though it is difficult and not fun. [1/2 definitions] |
care |
If you care about something, it means that it is important to you. [6/7 definitions] |
careful |
taking care in one's actions; cautious. [2 definitions] |
carefully |
in a careful or cautious manner; with care. |
caregiver |
a person who lives with and is responsible for the care of a child. A caregiver can be a family member, like a parent, aunt, uncle, stepparent, or grandparent, or it can be another person. [2 definitions] |
careless |
not acting with enough care or attention. [1/2 definitions] |
caretaker |
a person who takes care of a building or other property. [2 definitions] |