self-care

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ care.

Noun

self-care (uncountable)

1. The care given to oneself, especially to maintain one's physical or psychological well-being.
   • 2017 January 12, Arwa Mahdawi, “Generation treat yo' self: the problem with 'self-care'”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     You could call my behavior “selfish” or you could call it “self-care”. You’ve probably heard the term; it’s become a bit of a buzzword. As the political climate has grown more turbulent, interest in self-care has risen.

Descendants

• → Korean: 셀프케어 (selpeukeeo)

Translations

care given to oneself

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自我照顧 / 自我照顾 (zìwǒ zhàogù), 自我護理 / 自我护理 (zìwǒ hùlǐ), 自我保健 (zìwǒ bǎojiàn)

• Dutch: zelfzorg (nl) f
• Finnish: itsestään huolehtiminen
• French: autogestion de la santé (fr), prendre soin de soi, autosoins (fr)
• German: Selbstfürsorge f
• Greek: αυτοφροντίδα (el) f (aftofrontída)
• Indonesian: perawatan diri
• Irish: féinchúram m
• Italian: autogestione delle cure sanitarie, cura di sé, cura personale, autocura, automedicazione (it)
• Korean: 셀프케어 (selpeukeeo), 자기돌봄 (jagidolbom)
• Macedonian: самонега f (samonega)
• Portuguese: autocuidado (pt) m
• Spanish: autocuidado (es) m
• Swedish: egenvård c
• Welsh: hunanofal m

See also

• self-abuse