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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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
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
In the affidavit, a detective noted that Decker — who was divorced from his daughters’ mother — refused to sign a parenting plan that required him to seek mental health treatment and domestic violence anger management.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Social media plays a role, too, with 80% of parents saying content from parenting influencers fuels their financial anxiety.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
No Breaks will invite viewers into the beautiful chaos of everyday life, including work, parenting, friendships, sports and the wonderfully random topics that take over group chats.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
In the affidavit, a detective noted that Decker — who was divorced from his daughters’ mother — refused to sign a parenting plan that required him to seek mental health treatment and domestic violence anger management.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Values shape how couples make decisions about anything and everything, starting with money, to parenting, to intimacy and even leisure.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Social media plays a role, too, with 80% of parents saying content from parenting influencers fuels their financial anxiety.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
Noun
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The pair bonded over their dedication to parenthood and finally putting themselves first.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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But parenthood hasn’t slowed down Hilton’s ambition.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Finally, a potential government shutdown is looming, and talks have remained stalled as the deadline approaches, raising concerns about federal worker furloughs and service disruptions.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In rural counties, maternity wards have already closed.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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From joy to detention Just one day after Mario Monteverde left the maternity hospital in Buffalo, New York, with his wife and their premature newborn, he was detained by immigration authorities, despite holding full TPS extension approval, with his protection officially confirmed in April.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both the resource center and the garden plan to continue nurturing the community — one conversation and one plant at a time.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Their presence became not just supportive, but essential — creating a nurturing environment that helped Norman and Kurgan feel less alone during one of the most vulnerable times of their lives.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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