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Parenting

/ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/

To act as parent, to raise or rear.

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📖 Definitions of "Parenting"

verb

1
To act as parent, to raise or rear.

noun

1
The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Parenting"

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Word	Definition
rearnoun	(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
raiseverb	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
nurtureverb	The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
bring upverb	To mention.
childrearingnoun	The raising of children; parenting.
upbringingnoun	The raising or training of a child.
rearingnoun	Act of raising young.
paternitynoun	Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
fatherhoodnoun	The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).
parenthoodnoun	The state of being a parent
paternalnoun	Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
childcarenoun	(uncountable) The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
familynoun	A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
kinshipnoun	Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption.
relatednessnoun	The state of being related, especially by kinship.
parentagenoun	The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
educationnoun	(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
authorshipnoun	The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
relativenoun	Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.