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
Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2026
Sometimes that advice can come off as judgmental, Greenberg said, when really grandparents might be questioning their own parenting choices from years ago.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet Life After Ambition offers no tidy conclusions; Niazi is telling her story in medias res, inviting readers to figure the whole mess out with her—and in this era of gentle-parenting TikToks and general advice oversaturation, that feels like a gift.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
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Noun
By Jones is a writer with a strong focus on health, parenting, disability, and feminism.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2026
Sometimes that advice can come off as judgmental, Greenberg said, when really grandparents might be questioning their own parenting choices from years ago.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
Moore and Ferro had babies a year apart and became parenting support partners.
—Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Yet Life After Ambition offers no tidy conclusions; Niazi is telling her story in medias res, inviting readers to figure the whole mess out with her—and in this era of gentle-parenting TikToks and general advice oversaturation, that feels like a gift.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
Noun
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Most of our families have at least one, especially in the Black community, where single parenthood is statistically common, and kinship networks hold historical importance.—
Ashley Simpo,
Parents,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now that Davidson has joined the new dads club, parenthood has been a topic of conversation between the pals.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Along with her late husband, the pair founded VIB, an anti-violence nonprofit dedicated to raising social awareness and aiding community causes in Boston, federal prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden proposed raising the corporate tax rate.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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This comes after major budget cuts at the hospital last year, including the closure of the maternity unit at Jackson South.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Noir laid her easel and 4-by-5-foot linen canvas against a boulevard tree and started painting a portrait of Good wearing the strapless red dress from her maternity photoshoot, her blonde hair blowing in the wind.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Colton is looking for a nurturing and compassionate family that will provide him with patience, support and consistency.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2026
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Researchers believe that healing the gut microbiome by nurturing the good gut bacteria is key for good health.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Born in Switzerland in 1924, Yo lived life on her own terms, defying expectations around sexuality, mothering, aging, and even death.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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