child-rearing
noun
: the process of taking care of and raising children
Her husband is actively involved in child-rearing.
—often used before another nounchild-rearing practices/methods
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Couillard argued that high rents reduce fertility both by directly increasing the cost of having children and by pushing families into housing arrangements that are less compatible with child-rearing, such as house-sharing with friends or family.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Speaking of the challenges of child-rearing while chasing fame, Taylor and Dakota go to a coffee shop with Ever to renegotiate their co-parenting arrangement.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Skakel said his mother was cold and left most of the child-rearing to the household help.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Even in cases where mothers or fathers held a college degree in a STEM field, students consistently diminished the STEM identity of the parent who took on the bulk of the child-rearing responsibilities.
—Remy Dou, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Speaking of the challenges of child-rearing while chasing fame, Taylor and Dakota go to a coffee shop with Ever to renegotiate their co-parenting arrangement.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Skakel said his mother was cold and left most of the child-rearing to the household help.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Even in cases where mothers or fathers held a college degree in a STEM field, students consistently diminished the STEM identity of the parent who took on the bulk of the child-rearing responsibilities.
—Remy Dou, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for child-rearing
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“Child-rearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child-rearing. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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