as in parenting
the caring for a child by its parents
parenthood is a difficult task requiring great commitment
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Now the company is launching Babysoul, a new line for newborns and infants on April 22, an idea that came together in the haze of early parenthood.
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Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in Los Angeles came a moment, in the early 2000s, where Michelle Pfeiffer and a toddler named Elle Fanning first crossed paths as screen partners in a story that explored matters of adulthood, parenthood and the value of love and family amid the chaos of life.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Between rising costs, vanishing support systems and nonstop scrutiny, parenthood, as Ej Dickson describes in One Bad Mother, has started to feel less like a choice than a trap.
—Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
Additionally, Robinhood can cross-sell other financial products to guardians and minors, with Compass Point noting the company's target user base of Millennials & Gen Zs is already closer to prime parenthood age than Schwab's average account holder.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in Los Angeles came a moment, in the early 2000s, where Michelle Pfeiffer and a toddler named Elle Fanning first crossed paths as screen partners in a story that explored matters of adulthood, parenthood and the value of love and family amid the chaos of life.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Between rising costs, vanishing support systems and nonstop scrutiny, parenthood, as Ej Dickson describes in One Bad Mother, has started to feel less like a choice than a trap.
—Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
Additionally, Robinhood can cross-sell other financial products to guardians and minors, with Compass Point noting the company's target user base of Millennials & Gen Zs is already closer to prime parenthood age than Schwab's average account holder.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenthood
parenting
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Silberman’s active lifestyle played into his parenting style, introducing his children to his own hobbies such as tennis, chess and water-skiing.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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The pair will receive a recommendation about parenting time before their upcoming June 1 hearing.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Parenthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthood. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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