as in parenting
the caring for a child by its parents
parenthood is a difficult task requiring great commitment
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Recent Examples of parenthood
Before welcoming William, the couple endured a six-year-long road to parenthood that included health issues for each of them in addition to their fertility struggles.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
It’s symbolized in the opening scene of the film, where everybody is watching smartphones and when the mother is carrying the baby who’s crying, people around her are not interested in supporting that sort of parenthood.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
In in a recent interview with InStyle, the Scandal and Little Fires Everywhere star, who shares daughter Isabelle, 11, son Caleb, 9, and a teenage stepdaughter with husband Nnamdi Asomugha, opened up about parenthood.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
The twentysomethings are now in their thirties and this first feature has a weightier tone tackling issues of parenthood, economic survival and migration, albeit with love and laughter.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
It’s symbolized in the opening scene of the film, where everybody is watching smartphones and when the mother is carrying the baby who’s crying, people around her are not interested in supporting that sort of parenthood.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
In in a recent interview with InStyle, the Scandal and Little Fires Everywhere star, who shares daughter Isabelle, 11, son Caleb, 9, and a teenage stepdaughter with husband Nnamdi Asomugha, opened up about parenthood.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
The twentysomethings are now in their thirties and this first feature has a weightier tone tackling issues of parenthood, economic survival and migration, albeit with love and laughter.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenthood
parenting
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Sometimes, that means forgoing online parenting advice and trusting our own instincts.—
Robyn Koslowitz,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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The couple has largely kept their parenting private, but this values post may signal how mightily fatherhood is shaping Justin's priorities — and how the pair are raising their son.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Parenthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthood. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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