child-rearing

noun

: the process of taking care of and raising children

Her husband is actively involved in child-rearing.

—often used before another noun

child-rearing practices/methods

Examples of child-rearing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Childcare is the most expensive child-rearing cost Childcare costs are by far the highest expense for families with children under 5, according to LendingTree’s analysis. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026

Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas. —Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026

Some experts believe that modern child-rearing practices are also to blame. —Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026

As a result, the economic divide has likely led to people delaying or forgoing child-rearing altogether, thus changing the American family's demographics. —Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for child-rearing

• adhering
• appearing
• careering
• cohering
• endearing
• inhering
• prehearing
• rehearing
• veneering
• bioengineering
• cheering
• clearing