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

But this is common parenting problem, one that all parents struggle with from time to time. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 19 July 2026

Yet the end goal of this liberation movement appears to be a more intense brand of intensive parenting. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Verb

Jodie Turner-Smith is sharing her approach to co-parenting with ex-husband Joshua Jackson. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

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