as in parenthood
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
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as in raising
to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education
They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.
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Recent Examples of parenting
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Several sites enlist adults with child care experience — and parenting counts — to pick up and drop kids at school and after-school activities.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025
Fighting the bill felt like too much for Silva and her husband to handle while parenting a growing number of kids, one of them severely disabled, and working — she as a preschool teacher and he as a rancher.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
As the narrator, a professor separated from his wife, obsessively researches the death, his investigation fuels his parenting and relationship woes and leads him into a thicket of conspiracy theories.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Several sites enlist adults with child care experience — and parenting counts — to pick up and drop kids at school and after-school activities.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
There’s also a worry journal, something Smith started with her own kids after parenting experts on her podcast suggested it.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025
Fighting the bill felt like too much for Silva and her husband to handle while parenting a growing number of kids, one of them severely disabled, and working — she as a preschool teacher and he as a rancher.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
Noun
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In London Fog, Kaszas wrestles with anxiety, explores the many modern paths to parenthood, and reflects on growing up with a single immigrant mother — all while trying not to let success change him.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a way, the first moments in the story between Victor and The Creature are a study of parenthood and the quick madness that ensues from sleepless nights and uncertainty.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Arctic seals rely on sea ice for breeding and raising their pups, as well as for moulting, resting and accessing foraging areas.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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So far Pakistan’s diplomatic game is raising cheers back home.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Attacking a maternity hospital with a barrage of tear gas, after protesters had been chased inside.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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From pull-on pants and drawstring styles to low-rise silhouettes, these are the best maternity pants on the market, from a Vogue writer who’s in the third trimester (and enjoying a lot of macaroni and cheese).—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Letterboxd has broadly been credited with nurturing a new generation of movie buffs.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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In addition to nurturing his love of racing — the musician is excited to attend the Grand Prix in Austin this weekend — Shaboozey has been hard at work on his next album and launching his own record label.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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That’s not a typical mothering experience.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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