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
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Kidman requested the court approve a parenting plan for their daughters, which allocated 306 days per year with her and 59 days each year with Urban.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 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
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Kidman and Urban have agreed to a parenting plan that sees the actress becoming the primary residential parent of their two daughters.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Kidman requested the court approve a parenting plan for their daughters, which allocated 306 days per year with her and 59 days each year with Urban.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 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
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In addition to her, around six other IDF widows are pursuing parenthood using sperm retrieved from their deceased husbands.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Their journey into parenthood began in 2012 with the birth of their first son, Logan, via surrogate.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Experts at Sweetbriar said the effort was not just about saving one insect but also about raising awareness.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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The beloved actor, 99, recently reflected on his life’s work while hosting Vandy High Tea, a charity event raising funds to benefit The Van Dyke Endowment of the Arts and the Dick Van Dyke Museum, which is currently in development, alongside his wife, Arlene Silver.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Australia, midwives consist of 91% of the maternity provider workforce.—
DeAnna Taylor,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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More than half the counties in Mississippi are considered maternity care deserts, where prenatal care is difficult or impossible to find.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The festival also spotlights the next generation of homegrown talent through initiatives like FANN, Sharjah’s youth media academy dedicated to nurturing young creators across film, photography and digital arts.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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In addition to shaping Abbey Road’s sound, Kid Harpoon will also take part in the nearly century-old studio’s free education programs aimed at nurturing the next generation of artists and producers via panels and workshops.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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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 12 Oct. 2025.
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