Home › Words › A › allocareallocareallocare means care given to an infant by an animal that is not the infant's parent.EtymologyFrom allo- + care.nounCare given to an infant by an animal that is not the infant's parent.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.allocaretaker 77% match — An animal that provides allocare to an infant. vs allocare →allocaretaking 73% match — The provision of allocare to an infant. vs allocare →allomothering 69% match — The provision of infant care from someone other than the mother. vs allocare →alloparenting 67% match — Parental behaviour towards infants and young from non-parents. vs allocare →alloparent 67% match — An adult animal or person involved in parent-like behaviour towards an individual that is not their offspring. vs allocare →allomother 67% match — A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another. vs allocare →aunting 61% match — The provision of maternal care by another, allomothering. vs allocare →alloparental 61% match — Of or pertaining to an alloparent vs allocare →