eldercare

English

Etymology

From elder +‎ care.

Noun

eldercare (uncountable)

1. Care for elderly people.

Synonyms

• aged care
• elderly care

Translations

care for the elderly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 養老護理 / 养老护理 (yǎnglǎo hùlǐ), 老年保健 (lǎonián bǎojiàn), 老人贍養 / 老人赡养 (lǎorén shànyǎng), 老年護理 / 老年护理 (lǎonián hùlǐ)

• Danish: ældreomsorg c, ældrepleje c
• Dutch: ouderenzorg (nl) f
• Finnish: vanhustenhuolto, vanhustenhoito
• French: soins aux personnes âgées m pl
• German: Altenpflege (de) f
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 介護 (ja) (かいご, kaigo) (nursing), 高齢者介護 (こうれいしゃかいご, kōreisha kaigo)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: opieka nad osobami starszymi f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: ухо́д за престаре́лыми m (uxód za prestarélymi), ухо́д за старика́ми m (uxód za starikámi), гериатри́я (ru) f (geriatríja)
• Spanish: cuidado de ancianos m
• Swedish: äldreomsorg (sv) c

See also

• assisted living
• geriatrics
• nursing home

Anagrams

• recleared, redeclare