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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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.
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Recent Examples of parenting
Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Task is best as a family drama, a portrait of how being a father (especially of daughters) is so, so hard, and how parenting transforms our concepts of right and wrong.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And then, of course, there’s the influence of intensive-parenting culture, which typically demands that parents spend more on and do more for their kids.
—Meagan Francis, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Jaacovi says that, for her, the difference between parenting and grandparenting is like night and day.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Task is best as a family drama, a portrait of how being a father (especially of daughters) is so, so hard, and how parenting transforms our concepts of right and wrong.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
His relationship with Francis, in particular, was taken directly from Harjo’s experience co-parenting a teenager while working as a freelance filmmaker.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And then, of course, there’s the influence of intensive-parenting culture, which typically demands that parents spend more on and do more for their kids.
—Meagan Francis, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
Noun
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Before welcoming William, the couple endured a six-year-long road to parenthood that included health issues for each of them in addition to their fertility struggles.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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It’s symbolized in the opening scene of the film, where everybody is watching smartphones and when the mother is carrying the baby who’s crying, people around her are not interested in supporting that sort of parenthood.—
William Earl,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since 1995, when Trevor’s twins Joshua and Samuel died in England, the Marlborough father has dedicated his life to raising funds to donate to special care baby units throughout the country.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Experts break down systemic issues leading to maternity care deserts.—
Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs,
Parents,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the photos, Adalyn wears a pink dress similar to the one her mother wore in her maternity shoot.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Workman, Chief Scientist and co-founder of the venture, helped coin the name Electric Goddess, honoring both the feminine energy of nurturing and the technical masculine drive of making.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The institutional foundations for meaningful diplomacy need nurturing.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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