What does "parenting" mean?

The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

What is a synonym for "parenting"?

Common synonyms include: child rearing.

How do you pronounce "parenting"?

Pronounced //ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ//.

Parenting

//ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. countable, uncountable
"authoritarian parenting style"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of parent form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

child rearing

Example

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"Bruno's football trophies will be dearer to him than his own children until they earn football trophies of their own, which, by the principles of vicarious parenting, Bruno will consider his. In fact, all of the football trophies Bruno considers his are actually his children's."

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