GROOMING Definition & Meaning

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grooming

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the care of a body and its physical appearance, such as the personal hygiene routine of brushing one’s teeth or combing one’s hair, or the washing, brushing, etc., of a dog or horse:
Grooming your dogs at home is less expensive than taking them to the groomer, if you can stand the wet dog smell and the hair that ends up everywhere.
the act or result of preparing a trail for a specific use, such as skiing, biking, or hiking:
Donation boxes have been posted at each trail to cover their grooming and other maintenance costs.
the act or process of preparing someone to fill a position or role or to undertake an activity:
The grooming of new personnel to handle additional responsibilities requires team leaders who will act as mentors and share constructive feedback.
an act or instance of engaging in behaviors or practices intended to gradually condition or emotionally manipulate a victim over time, as through friendship, gifts, flattery, etc., in order to entrap the person in a sexually abusive or predatory relationship:
The ongoing targeting and grooming of minors online shows that our safety protocols for children on the internet are insufficient.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of grooming¹

First recorded in 1810–20 grooming fordef 1 and in 1985–90 grooming fordef 4; groom ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

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She added: "What's missing is proper authentication of users. How does the company know that users are who they say they are - how will perpetrators be traced when grooming keeps happening?"

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A barrister tasked with helping to develop local inquiries into child grooming gangs has revealed he asked a government official "do you still want me?"

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"I even started saying it out loud, asking my son: 'Are you both in a relationship? Because if you are I am phoning the police because he is grooming you'," she said.

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The lawsuit describes a pattern of alleged manipulation and grooming that began when Ms Stern first met Tate in Romania, where she had travelled for a modelling job in the summer of 2024.

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"A customer is more likely to get grooming services for their pet every week for 600 rupees, rather than somewhere above 1,500 rupees."

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