child-rearing
noun
: the process of taking care of and raising children
Her husband is actively involved in child-rearing.
—often used before another nounchild-rearing practices/methods
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San Diego? SmartAsset ranked a total of six California cities in terms of child-rearing costs.
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Her stepdad was not active in child-rearing but filled the traditional role of a provider.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
The answer: families on average spend more than $26,000 a year on child-rearing costs, the personal finance site found.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 June 2025
To measure authoritarianism, scholars use a scale that asks respondents to express their preferences for a range of child-rearing practices.
—Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Her stepdad was not active in child-rearing but filled the traditional role of a provider.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
The answer: families on average spend more than $26,000 a year on child-rearing costs, the personal finance site found.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 June 2025
To measure authoritarianism, scholars use a scale that asks respondents to express their preferences for a range of child-rearing practices.
—Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for child-rearing
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“Child-rearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child-rearing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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