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parenting

[ pair-uhn-ting, par- ]

noun

  1. the rearing of children:

    The schedule allows her very little time for parenting.

  2. the methods, techniques, etc., used or required in the rearing of children:

    a course in parenting.

  3. the state of being a parent; parenthood.


adjective

  1. of or concerned with the rearing of children:

    good parenting skills.

parenting

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noun

  1. the care and upbringing of a child
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Parenting has come to be favored over parenthood, rearing, and bringing up in sociological and educational literature and in popular writing.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of parenting1

First recorded in 1955–60; parent + -ing 1
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Performing and parenting both require a ton of emotional energy.

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Johnson himself voted by proxy multiple times during the pandemic, but somehow has decided it's "unconstitutional" to give the same right to people who have parenting duties that physically pull them away from Congress.

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Their parenting styles, on the other hand, are "polar opposite" she says.

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Paltrow’s role in the film marks her emergence from semiretirement, as she has been focused on parenting and her wellness and lifestyle brand Goop for much of the last decade.

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King also has yet to complete a 26-week parenting program, individual counseling to “address case issues†and joint counseling with her children when the children’s “therapist deems it appropriate.â€

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