as in parenting
the caring for a child by its parents
parenthood is a difficult task requiring great commitment
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Their friendship—and the commitment to creativity—has endured through job changes, relocations, and parenthood.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Quaid plunged back into parenthood in 2007 at age 53, welcoming twins Thomas and Grace in 2007 with now-ex-wife Kimberly Buffington.
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Over a year later, that work, curated by Sherman, is on view at the International Center of Photography in New York as an exploratory show around pregnancy and parenthood, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Additionally, parenthood was a major topic of discussion between the couple, with Jordan being a single father to a five-year-old boy.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Quaid plunged back into parenthood in 2007 at age 53, welcoming twins Thomas and Grace in 2007 with now-ex-wife Kimberly Buffington.
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Over a year later, that work, curated by Sherman, is on view at the International Center of Photography in New York as an exploratory show around pregnancy and parenthood, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Additionally, parenthood was a major topic of discussion between the couple, with Jordan being a single father to a five-year-old boy.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenthood
parenting
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His approach to managing diabetes has actually helped his approach to parenting, too.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
11 Nov. 2025
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Today’s learners are older, working, parenting, or returning to school later in life.—
Yolanda Watson Spiva,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Parenthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthood. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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