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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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
Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Flynn Clayman and his wife get to juggle not only coaching duties during March Madness while managing parenting duties for 19-month old son, Quinn.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Her success in parenting five children lies in her support system.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Notably, the correlation between high parent stress and reduced positive parenting along with reduced healthy food intake in children remained in the control group after three months but was no longer significant in the PMH group.
—Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Flynn Clayman and his wife get to juggle not only coaching duties during March Madness while managing parenting duties for 19-month old son, Quinn.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Suki Waterhouse gave fans an intimate look at parenting with her fiancé Robert Pattinson in a new Instagram Stories post.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Her success in parenting five children lies in her support system.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenting
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Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen have officially entered parenthood, welcoming their first little one.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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It’s collected alongside Mills’ other works, which share the poignant throughline of parenthood and bittersweet hope for the future, plus story notes for further context.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the arc — first raising expectations for a big reveal, then declaring there was nothing to see, and ultimately a forced, flawed document dump — was a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Despite recent rain and snow in Northern California, state water officials say the Sierra snowpack remains near historic lows, raising concerns about water availability during the hot summer months.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, said the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, launched two drone strikes on Al-Jabalain Hospital in the White Nile province, hitting an operating theater and a maternity ward.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Unsurprisingly, Meghan's formal maternity wear was as chic as the rest of her royal outfits.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Your subtle 12th house and your nurturing 4th house are empowered by today’s Mercury-Jupiter trine.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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For Cobb, however, nurturing the environment and sustaining community go hand in hand.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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In response to the mothering of a sister, a brother has options—resist, lash out, put up with it, become utterly dependent on it.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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