bonding

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bond

plural bondings

1. The act by which something is bonded or joined together.

   A systems view of reality allows one to see that it is made of successive layers of bonded elements, each layer with properties emergent from the previous one: atoms are particular bondings of more elementary particles[…]

   1998, Walter Frederick Buckley, Society - a Complex Adaptive System: Essays in Social Theory

2. A relationship between a parent and offspring that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
3. A close friendship that develops between people, often as a result of intense experiences, as those shared in military combat.

   sibling bonding

   1 more example

   a work bonding session

4. computingA method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface
5. An arrangement by which goods remain in the customs warehouses until the duties are paid.