Synonyms of parenting

parenting 1 of 2

noun

ˈper-ən-tiŋ 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parenthood
• raising
• maternity
• mothering
• upbringing
• rearing
• motherhood
• fatherhood
• caregiving
• paternity
• fathering
• caretaking

parenting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of parent

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.

Related Words

• raising
• nurturing
• fostering
• mothering
• rearing
• nourishing
• nursing
• fathering
• feeding
• cultivating
• watching
• attending
• ministering (to)
• providing (for)
• cradling
• caring (for)
• supplying
• producing
• having
• generating
• minding
• spawning
• breeding
• hatching
• begetting
• gendering
• propagating
• siring
• reproducing
• multiplying
• engendering
• getting
• procreating
• bearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parenting

Noun

Sanchez joined the show weeks after having twin daughters and opened up about postpartum and the difficulties of parenting while maintaining a career. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Couples may continue managing day-to-day responsibilities, such as household tasks and parenting, even as one partner becomes emotionally and physically disengaged, relationship experts say. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Verb

Bredeson is what’s right about parenting and sibling pride and pursuing goals. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Travis Barker spoke about his approach to co-parenting in his blended family with Kourtney Kardashian. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026