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
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
The case has prompted discussions about how parenting and lifestyle blogs often present only a sliver of a person’s or family’s reality, as well as children’s rights to their own privacy if their parent is a social media star.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Your friend was not speaking about current parenting experiences, but of the results of past parenting.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The recent release of Jonathan Haidt’s explosive bestseller, The Anxious Generation, has sent shockwaves through parenting communities worldwide.
—Mackenzie Price, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Young was a social worker, a motivational speaker and an adviser on topics ranging from parenting and anger management to balancing work and home.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
The case has prompted discussions about how parenting and lifestyle blogs often present only a sliver of a person’s or family’s reality, as well as children’s rights to their own privacy if their parent is a social media star.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Your friend was not speaking about current parenting experiences, but of the results of past parenting.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The recent release of Jonathan Haidt’s explosive bestseller, The Anxious Generation, has sent shockwaves through parenting communities worldwide.
—Mackenzie Price, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
Noun
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But after four years, tension started to build, especially around discussions of parenthood.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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But my subject here is not those desolate and terrible hinterlands of parenthood.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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The year also began with a strong El Niño event, which occurs when the ocean in the Eastern Pacific releases large amounts of heat to the atmosphere, raising global temperatures.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Sinema spent around $8,000 on travel expenses in the Boston area in the days surrounding the marathon this spring, but has reported raising just one dollar since March, according to CREW’s complaint.—
Laura Gersony,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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In total, 11 members of the fifth-floor maternity unit at Mass General’s Newton-Wellesley Hospital have reported suffering from health issues, including the nurses diagnosed with the benign tumors.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Many do not include drug coverage or maternity care.—
Julie Appleby,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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