Synonyms of parenting

parenting 1 of 2

noun

ˈper-ən-tiŋ 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parenthood
• raising
• maternity
• mothering
• upbringing
• rearing
• motherhood
• fatherhood
• caregiving
• paternity
• fathering
• caretaking

parenting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of parent

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.

Related Words

• raising
• nurturing
• fostering
• mothering
• rearing
• nourishing
• nursing
• fathering
• feeding
• cultivating
• watching
• attending
• ministering (to)
• providing (for)
• cradling
• caring (for)
• supplying
• producing
• having
• generating
• minding
• spawning
• breeding
• hatching
• begetting
• gendering
• propagating
• siring
• reproducing
• multiplying
• engendering
• getting
• procreating
• bearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parenting

Noun

The big conversation that was had on social media about the series was the representation of the realities of parenting, particularly motherhood. — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Similarly, Meghan and Harry have been candid about their parenting journey; in November 2020, Meghan penned an emotional essay about suffering a miscarriage months earlier, when Archie was just a year old. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

The trip to Mexico was also excruciating as everyone tried to balance parenting with partying. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

These particular stressors that come with the job are what researchers call parenting stress. — Daniel M. Bagner, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026