cuidar a los hermanos

to look after one's siblings

cuidar a los hermanos(kwee-dahr ah lohs ehr-mah-nohs)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to look after one's relatives)

a. to look after one's siblings

Cuidar a los hermanos es algo que todos los hijos mayores hemos hecho alguna vez.

Looking after our siblings is something that all elder children have done sometime.

b. to look after one's brothers and sisters

¿Cómo va a cuidar a los hermanos si él apenas tiene ocho años?

How is he going to look after his brothers and sisters when he's hardly eight years old?

c. to take care of one's siblings

Con 16 años, dejó de ir a la escuela para cuidar a los hermanos.

When he was 16, he dropped out of school to take care of his siblings.

d. to take care of one's brothers and sisters

Mi abuelo cuidaba a los hermanos mientras sus padres trabajaban en el campo.

My grandfather took care of his brothers and sisters while his parents were working the land.

2. (to look after one's male relatives)

a. to look after one's brothers

Desde que la madre murió, la hija cuida a los hermanos y al padre.

Since her mother died, the daughter looks after her brothers and father.

b. to take care of one's brothers

Me vuelvo al pueblo para cuidar a los hermanos, que son muy mayores y están viudos.

I'm moving back to my village to take care of my brothers, who are very old and are widowers.