parenting

[pair-uhn-ting, par-]

noun

1. the rearing of children.

   The schedule allows her very little time for parenting.

2. the methods, techniques, etc., used or required in the rearing of children.

   a course in parenting.

3. the state of being a parent; parenthood.

adjective

1. of or concerned with the rearing of children.

   good parenting skills.

parenting

/ ˈpɛərəntɪŋ /

noun

1. the care and upbringing of a child

Usage

Parenting has come to be favored over parenthood, rearing, and bringing up in sociological and educational literature and in popular writing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parenting¹

First recorded in 1955–60; parent + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Prosecutors argued that Lee's was "a selfish act to free herself from the burden of parenting alone".

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"But when you're a parent to adopted children and two arrive at the same time and they have lived through early life trauma… it's parenting plus."

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But as of October, the BBC found that just 10 cases where parenting tests were used had been reviewed by the government - and no Greenlandic children had been returned as a result.

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“As a mother, a big part of my parenting philosophy is I’m not perfect, I’ve never been a mom before, I don’t know what I’m doing, so I’m going to mess up,” she says.

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While it’s good for you to know all this information, I hope that your hands-on parenting approach isn’t discouraging your daughter from being independent.

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