child-rearing

noun

: the process of taking care of and raising children

Her husband is actively involved in child-rearing.

—often used before another noun

child-rearing practices/methods

Examples of child-rearing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas. —Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026

Some experts believe that modern child-rearing practices are also to blame. —Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026

As a result, the economic divide has likely led to people delaying or forgoing child-rearing altogether, thus changing the American family's demographics. —Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026

For species whose offspring are vulnerable for long periods, parents benefit from sustained pair bonds and cooperative child-rearing, as opposed to short bursts of seasonal mating. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for child-rearing

• adhering
• appearing
• careering
• cohering
• endearing
• inhering
• prehearing
• rehearing
• veneering
• bioengineering
• cheering
• clearing