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
Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Many offer free resources, such as diapers, baby clothing, and other items, sometimes in exchange for participation in counseling or parenting classes.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Kelly McKee Zajfen, who has known the royal for over 20 years, is the co-founder of Alliance of Moms, a non-profit that supports pregnant and parenting teens who are in the foster care system.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Questions about parenting, work, and personal priorities are rarely straightforward.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Many offer free resources, such as diapers, baby clothing, and other items, sometimes in exchange for participation in counseling or parenting classes.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Advice from parenting advocates also reflects similar concerns.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Kelly McKee Zajfen, who has known the royal for over 20 years, is the co-founder of Alliance of Moms, a non-profit that supports pregnant and parenting teens who are in the foster care system.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
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Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen have officially entered parenthood, welcoming their first little one.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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It’s collected alongside Mills’ other works, which share the poignant throughline of parenthood and bittersweet hope for the future, plus story notes for further context.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the easiest way to start an argument online is to post a video of a mother raising her child.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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Political parties were disincentivized from forming coalitions—which might have unified the anti-Orbán vote—by incrementally raising the threshold required for alliances to enter Parliament.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, said the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, launched two drone strikes on Al-Jabalain Hospital in the White Nile province, hitting an operating theater and a maternity ward.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Unsurprisingly, Meghan's formal maternity wear was as chic as the rest of her royal outfits.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The nurturing Moon moves through your 7th House of Cooperation, highlighting needs in close bonds.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Right-wing political leaders in Hungary, however, have spent years nurturing relationships with American conservatives through a host of fellowships, conferences, and partnerships to engender that reality.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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In response to the mothering of a sister, a brother has options—resist, lash out, put up with it, become utterly dependent on it.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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