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

The price tag for child-rearing now approaches the median sales price of a home in the U.S., which was $356,000 as of January 31, according to Zillow. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 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

Being incredibly prescriptive about child-rearing in that way can arguably be harmful because children are their own people, and part of growing up is making mistakes. —CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for child-rearing

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