Meaning & use
TLC
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Gentle, considerate care and attention, especially given to someone who is sick, upset, or vulnerable.
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After the surgery, all she needed was some rest and TLC from her family.
The old car needed a little TLC before it would run reliably again.
A note on using this word
An initialism for "tender loving care," now used informally on its own, including humorously about objects rather than people.
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tender loving carenurturing
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