parenting

[ pair-uhn-ting, par- ]

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noun

the rearing of children: The schedule allows her very little time for parenting.
the methods, techniques, etc., used or required in the rearing of children: a course in parenting.

the state of being a parent; parenthood.

adjective

of or concerned with the rearing of children: good parenting skills.

Origin of parenting

First recorded in 1955–60; parent + -ing¹

usage note For parenting

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

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How to use parenting in a sentence

I'm often given unasked-for parenting advice from female parents who often, frankly, have much less parenting experience in general and absolutely none with my kids.
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I would love to have a dog but I know it’s a lot of responsibility so co-parenting would be a plus.
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Top 10 parenting lessons I learned from David LettermanIt’s time to end the TV trope of the needy empty-nest mom
Christopher Plummer’s Captain von Trapp is the father I want to be | Bill McQuillen | February 8, 2021 | Washington Post
My mother’s efforts to juggle a career with solo parenting gave me a sense of professional empowerment.
What happens to our lost childhood memories? Motherhood sent me looking for answers. | Missy Ryan | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
So they should only ever be used as an addition to—not a substitution for—good parenting.
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Kent herself has said the movie is about parenting, the unsayable extremes of what mothers can feel.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook | Tim Teeman | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But genes trump everything, even parenting by furry primates.
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parenting a kid that can get from place to place under his own steam is a whole new ballgame.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. | Russell Saunders | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As Larkin would no doubt expect, the history of dubious royal parenting steps back to time immemorial.
Kate and William’s Royal Family Values | Tom Sykes | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A news study shows that liberals and conservatives have wildly different parenting styles.
Crazy Partisanship Begins at Home | David Freedlander | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
So we can promote, together, education and work and good parenting.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for parenting

parenting

/ (ˈpɛərəntɪŋ) /

noun

the care and upbringing of a child

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