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

By Jones is a writer with a strong focus on health, parenting, disability, and feminism. — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026

For couples, there are disputes about money, chores and parenting practices. — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Verb

Just as reading books about parenting before having a child has value. — Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

The lesson stayed with Steve and became a guiding principle in his own approach to parenting. — Yolanda Harris, AJC.com, 19 June 2026