aged relative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofagedandrelative
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aged
adjective
uk/ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/us/ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/
of the ...
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relative
noun[C]
uk/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
a member of ...
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(Definition ofagedandrelativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Many tens of thousands of women have left the labour force to work full-time looking after anagedrelative.
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In some cases, although a new house has been built, a member of the family—perhaps anagedrelative—has stayed in the old house.
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It could not be expected that simply because his parents took anagedrelativein that he should be kept poor all his life.
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I have anagedrelativewho has suffered injuries, and that is an area that should be looked into.
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It follows that the little children, who ought to be well-fed, well-clothed, and well-shod, cannot, because of their parents' generosity in maintaining anagedrelative, get these requisites.
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Some people have the "temerity" to take on responsibility for aged relatives.
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We know so many families which are living in such conditions that, with the best will in the world, they cannot look after aged relatives.
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There is no guarantee of inheriting a family tenancy after caring for aged relatives or something of the kind.
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There are other smaller groups, notably about 14,000 looking after sick or aged relatives.
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We therefore need more families who are ready to care for aged relatives at home.
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I did not suggest that all the aged relatives should be allowed to come.
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Very often the dependants of an unmarried woman are parents or aged relatives.
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We must help those who have space to look after aged relatives and not allow them to drift into institutional care.
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Visits for purposes of pleasure, recreation or holidays are not permitted, but visits for business purposes, to see sick or aged relatives or evacuated children are not interfered with.
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That is a typical reaction of a no-shilling widow who is obviously carrying a considerable burden of family responsibility, having to look after two aged relatives.
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We should do our best to see that the financial hardships they undergo, because they have returned home to look after aged relatives, are recognised and recompensed.
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