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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

/ ˈɛəəԳɪŋ /

noun

  1. the care and upbringing of a child

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of parenting1

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

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There was a time when the phrase “pet parenting” was an acronym for a decidedly human enterprise called Parent Effectiveness Training.

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While admitting that he was a strict father with a "traditional and patriarchal" style of parenting, Gjert had denied that the charges against him, saying he was "over-protective" of his seven children.

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In the back room of a children’s play space in Eagle Rock, Andrew Thomas asks a familiar parenting question: How do you stay calm when your kid is testing every last nerve?

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She spends about an hour a week baking, on top of running two online jewellery businesses and parenting another child.

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Ms Nogbu added: "The new building will make it possible for us to host groups too, from toddler sessions to baby first aid classes, combating isolation and fostering essential parenting skills. "

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