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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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
Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 23 June 2025
Under the parenting plan, Travis was supposed to seek mental health treatment and anger management counseling but had not, per the affidavit.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 13 June 2025
Recognizing the mental load in both partners A new age of parenting has created various pressures and challenges for both moms and dads, mental health experts said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 13 June 2025
After more than a decade of foster parenting, a New Jersey mom thought her family's journey was coming to a close.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Noun
By Jones is a writer with a strong focus on health, parenting, disability, and feminism.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 23 June 2025
Under the parenting plan, Travis was supposed to seek mental health treatment and anger management counseling but had not, per the affidavit.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 13 June 2025
Recognizing the mental load in both partners A new age of parenting has created various pressures and challenges for both moms and dads, mental health experts said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 13 June 2025
After more than a decade of foster parenting, a New Jersey mom thought her family's journey was coming to a close.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
Noun
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Here are three reasons why, despite its challenges, parenthood can enhance parents’ meaning in life, according to the study.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Here's what a new study suggests about pet parenthood and eczema.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
18 June 2025
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The year also began with a strong El Niño event, which occurs when the ocean in the Eastern Pacific releases large amounts of heat to the atmosphere, raising global temperatures.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Sinema spent around $8,000 on travel expenses in the Boston area in the days surrounding the marathon this spring, but has reported raising just one dollar since March, according to CREW’s complaint.—
Laura Gersony,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Several years of renovation were needed to bring back to its former glory this 17th- and 18th-century building, which had been a maternity ward then a hospital in the second half of the 20th century.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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At Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, the maternity ward was relocated underground after a siren interrupted a birth just as the baby’s head was crowning, The Times of London reported.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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