付(つ)き添(そ)い

つきそい
noun
attendant, escort, companion
1. attendant, escort, companion, chaperone
A person who accompanies someone to provide care, assistance, or supervision. Often used in medical, caregiving, and child-related contexts.
付(つ)き添(そ)いの人(ひと)が必要(ひつよう)です。
An attendant is needed.
母(はは)が入院(にゅういん)したので、付(つ)き添(そ)いで病院(びょういん)に泊(と)まった。
My mother was hospitalized, so I stayed at the hospital as her companion.
子供(こども)だけでは参加(さんか)できないので、保護者(ほごしゃ)の付(つ)き添(そ)いが必要(ひつよう)です。
Children cannot participate alone, so a guardian must accompany them.

Derived from the verb 付(つ)き添(そ)う (to accompany, to stay by someone's side).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 付(つ)き添(そ)いの人(ひと) (attendant, companion)
  • 付(つ)き添(そ)い入院(にゅういん) (hospitalization with a companion staying)
  • 保護者(ほごしゃ)の付(つ)き添(そ)い (parental supervision/accompaniment)
  • 付(つ)き添(そ)いなしで (without an escort)

Very common in hospital settings where family members stay with a patient, and in situations involving children where adult supervision is required.

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