Line 2: |
Line 2: |
| | | |
| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] compainoun, from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion-, companio, from [[Latin]] com- + panis bread, [[food]] | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] compainoun, from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion-, companio, from [[Latin]] com- + panis bread, [[food]] |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : one that accompanies another : [[comrade]], [[associate]]; also : one that keeps company with another | | *1 : one that accompanies another : [[comrade]], [[associate]]; also : one that keeps company with another |
Line 10: |
Line 10: |
| :b : one employed to live with and serve another | | :b : one employed to live with and serve another |
| *4 : a [[celestial]] body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in [[space]] | | *4 : a [[celestial]] body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in [[space]] |
| + | |
| + | ---- |
| + | |
| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Companions''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Companions '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| + | |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | In [[health]] care and caregiving, a '''companion''', sitter, or [[private]] [[duty]] may be a nurse, nurse assistant, or similar [[professional]] who is hired to [[work]] with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing homes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_living assisted living facilities], hospitals, and [[private]] [[homes]], and their [[duties]] range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and [[observation]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_%28caregiving%29] | + | In [[health]] care and caregiving, a '''companion''', sitter, or [[private]] [[duty]] may be a nurse, nurse assistant, or similar [[professional]] who is hired to [[work]] with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing homes], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_living assisted living facilities], hospitals, and [[private]] [[homes]], and their [[duties]] range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and [[observation]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_%28caregiving%29] |
| | | |
| [[Category: Health]] | | [[Category: Health]] |