"self-care" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: self- + care Etymology templates: {{pre|en|self|care}} self- + care Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=self-care}} self-care (uncountable)
  1. The care given to oneself, especially to maintain one's physical or psychological well-being. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Health Related terms: self-abuse Translations (care given to oneself): 自我照顧 (Chinese Mandarin), 自我照顾 (zìwǒ zhàogù) (Chinese Mandarin), 自我護理 (Chinese Mandarin), 自我护理 (zìwǒ hùlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 自我保健 (zìwǒ bǎojiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), zelfzorg [feminine] (Dutch), itsestään huolehtiminen (Finnish), Selbstfürsorge [feminine] (German), αυτοφροντίδα (aftofrontída) [feminine] (Greek), perawatan diri (Indonesian), féinchúram [masculine] (Irish), 셀프케어 (selpeukeeo) (Korean), 자기돌봄 (jagidolbom) (Korean), самонега (samonega) [feminine] (Macedonian), autocuidado [masculine] (Portuguese), autocuidado [masculine] (Spanish), egenvård [common-gender] (Swedish), hunanofal [masculine] (Welsh)

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