Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caregiver

2 senses of caregiver

Sense 1
health professional, primary care provider, PCP, health care provider, caregiver -- (a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability)
       => professional, professional person -- (a person engaged in one of the learned professions)

Sense 2
caregiver -- (a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult)
       => adult, grownup -- (a fully developed person from maturity onward)