One-line definition
Caregiver is the gender-neutral umbrella title for the caretaking dominant in CGl dynamics.
Full definition
A Caregiver (CG) provides care, protection, guidance, and discipline in a CGl dynamic. The title is deliberately neutral. It covers Daddy, Mommy, Auntie, Uncle, Sir, Ma’am, and other variants, and it gives non-binary and gender-fluid dominants, or anyone who simply doesn’t want a gendered parental title, a broader option. As with everything CGl on this archive, this means consenting adults in roleplay and nothing else.
Boundaries with related terms
- vs. Daddy / Mommy. Those are gendered roles under the CG umbrella, while CG is the neutral parent term.
- vs. an aftercare provider. Aftercare is scoped to a scene, whereas a Caregiver is a standing, comprehensive role.
- vs. an ordinary Dominant. An ordinary Dom centres power exchange, while a CG balances care and discipline in roughly equal measure, a softer register of authority.
Common misconceptions
”A CG has to cook and coddle.”
Care takes many shapes. Discipline-forward CGs and gentle CGs are equally real.
Related terms
- Daddy Dom
- Mommy Domme
- Little
- Ageplay
- Dominant