as in parenthood
the caring for a child by its parents
as the big day approaches, the expectant couple are starting to get worried about their fitness for parenting
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as in raising
to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education
They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.
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Recent Examples of parenting
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
But Herrera’s positive test from December 2019 caused the judge to take away her unsupervised parenting time, according to court records.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet Life After Ambition offers no tidy conclusions; Niazi is telling her story in medias res, inviting readers to figure the whole mess out with her—and in this era of gentle-parenting TikToks and general advice oversaturation, that feels like a gift.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The robot’s build also accounts for everyday parenting needs.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
But Herrera’s positive test from December 2019 caused the judge to take away her unsupervised parenting time, according to court records.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Moore and Ferro had babies a year apart and became parenting support partners.
—Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet Life After Ambition offers no tidy conclusions; Niazi is telling her story in medias res, inviting readers to figure the whole mess out with her—and in this era of gentle-parenting TikToks and general advice oversaturation, that feels like a gift.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
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And the heady exploration of themes like human connection, the perils of parenthood and how powerful art can be in the face of devastation.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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The springs that motivate humankind to assume parenthood are deep and abiding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The central bank kept the benchmark interest rate steady in a split 8-1 decision, after raising it to the highest level in 30 years in December, ahead of snap polls that could see Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sharpen her advocacy for monetary easing and fiscal support.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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There’s an absent father and a clueless, neglectful mother but the five Gilbert children — Lydia, Hugo, Annabel, Jeremy and Rosalind — are essentially raising themselves in an English country house of secret passages and worrying infestations.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Noir laid her easel and 4-by-5-foot linen canvas against a boulevard tree and started painting a portrait of Good wearing the strapless red dress from her maternity photoshoot, her blonde hair blowing in the wind.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Keep scrolling for the other Amazon maternity essentials that were constantly on rotation during my pregnancy.—
Olivia Dubyak,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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This support plays a crucial role in enabling Colorado parents and caregivers to work, pursue education, or participate in job training while their children are cared for in safe, nurturing learning environment.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Peppa’s grandparents, Grandpa and Granny Pig, are supportive, nurturing, and a source of fun for Peppa and George, just as many real-life grandparents are for their grandchildren.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2026
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Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Born in Switzerland in 1924, Yo lived life on her own terms, defying expectations around sexuality, mothering, aging, and even death.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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