self-sacrificing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

self-sacrificing
    adj 1: willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-denying}, {self-
           giving}, {self-sacrificing}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Self-sacrificing \Self`-sac"ri*fi`cing\, a.
   Yielding up one's own interest, feelings, etc; sacrificing
   one's self.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-sacrificing":
      altruistic, committed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted,
      disinterested, humble, modest, sacrificing, self-abasing,
      self-abnegating, self-abnegatory, self-denying, self-devoted,
      self-effacing, self-forgetful, self-immolating, self-neglectful,
      self-neglecting, self-renouncing, self-unconscious, selfless,
      unacquisitive, unpossessive, unpretentious, unselfish,
      unsparing of self