"care of" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Short for in the care of or similar phrase.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "preposition",
        "cat2": "prepositional phrases"
      },
      "expansion": "care of",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Could you please send this package to Mr. John Smith, care of the Northwest Shelter?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For distribution by (the named intermediary)."
      ],
      "id": "en-care_of-en-prep-3XZAPFHy",
      "links": [
        [
          "intermediary",
          "intermediary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mail) For distribution by (the named intermediary)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "abbreviation"
          ],
          "word": "℅"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "abbreviation"
          ],
          "word": "c/-"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "abbreviation"
          ],
          "word": "c/o"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "information",
        "mail"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕināya",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "عِنَايَة"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "riʕāya",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "رِعَايَة"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "per adres"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "zorge de"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "per adreso"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "chez"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "presso"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "pod adresem"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "aos cuidados de"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "a la atención de"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "adress"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "... eliyle"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "care of"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Short for in the care of or similar phrase.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "preposition",
        "cat2": "prepositional phrases"
      },
      "expansion": "care of",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
        "English prepositions",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Requests for review of Japanese translations",
        "Requests for review of Mandarin translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Could you please send this package to Mr. John Smith, care of the Northwest Shelter?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For distribution by (the named intermediary)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intermediary",
          "intermediary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mail) For distribution by (the named intermediary)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "information",
        "mail"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "℅"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "c/-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "c/o"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕināya",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "عِنَايَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "riʕāya",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "رِعَايَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "per adres"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "zorge de"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "per adreso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "chez"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "presso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "pod adresem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "aos cuidados de"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "a la atención de"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "adress"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "... eliyle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "care of"
}