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care package

Definition of care package

noun

North American

a parcel of food, money, or luxury items sent to a loved one who is away from home for an extended period.

Origin:

1940s: from CARE, an acronym from the initial letters of Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, a relief organization which arranged aid packages after the Second World War