parenting
parenting
nounDefinition of PARENTING
the caring for a child by its parents <as the big day approaches, the expectant couple are starting to get worried about their fitness for parenting>
Synonyms parenthood
Related Words raising, rearing, upbringing; fatherhood, fathering, paternity; maternity, motherhood, mothering; caregiving, caretaking
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