If you describe people or animals as uncared for, you mean that they have not been looked after properly and as a result are hungry, dirty, or ill. people who feel unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. not looked after or not looked after properly
uncared-for
Hyphenation
un·cared-for
Pronunciation
Etymology
(prefix.) Middle English, from Old English un-, on-, alteration of and- against; more at ANTE-.