Definitions for parenting

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parenting par·ent·ing

Spelling: [pair-uh n-ting, par-]

IPA: /ˈpɛər ən tɪŋ, ˈpær-/

Parenting is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 504 anagrams from letters in parenting (aeginnprt).

Definitions for parenting

noun

1. the rearing of children:
2. the methods, techniques, etc., used or required in the rearing of children:
3. the state of being a parent; parenthood.
4. a father or a mother.
5. an ancestor, precursor, or progenitor.
6. a source, origin, or cause.
7. a protector or guardian.
8. Biology. any organism that produces or generates another.
9. Physics. the first nuclide in a radioactive series.

adjective

1. of or concerned with the rearing of children:
2. being the original source:
3. Biology. pertaining to an organism, cell, or complex molecular structure that generates or produces another:

verb (used with object)

1. to be or act as parent of:

Origin of parenting

First recorded in 1955-60; parent + -ing¹

Examples for parenting

parenting a preschooler is hard (believe me, I know), and it takes a lot of time, energy, and forbearance to do it right.

That would suggest that having to play both roles as a parent influences the brain areas that are engaged in parenting.

The point at which autonomy should be handed over to the child is less clear when parenting children with cognitive disabilities.

Kent herself has said the movie is about parenting, the unsayable extremes of what mothers can feel.

parenting a kid that can get from place to place under his own steam is a whole new ballgame.

Her book about parenting, It Takes a Village, would be seen as advocating the end of parental rights.

Academic studies have found that mental health parenting evaluations often take this self-sufficiency view of parenting.

None of this means that people who are drawn to parenting should feel wrong or guilty about their choices, of course.

And many dads who have not published any books (yet) this year went viral online with parenting content.

But does the ability to quantify our babies take away from the natural process of parenting?