la
feminine
/kaɾiˈðað/
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Translation
charity
Word origin
From Latin caritas ('dearness, affection, love'), from carus ('dear'). English 'charity' shares this root, as do 'cherish' and 'caress'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- caritas
- English cognates
- charity, cherish, caress
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcaridades
Examples
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We donated all the clothes to a local charity.
, .
Charity begins at home, they say.
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He lives on the charity of his neighbours.
¿ ayudarme, ?
Could you help me, if only out of charity?
recaudar .
They organised a dinner to raise money for charity.
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