parenting

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/ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/

noun

The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

“neglectful parenting style”

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Meanings

nounparenting (countable and uncountable, plural parentings)

plural parentings

  1. countableuncountableThe process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

    neglectful parenting style

    1 more example

    authoritarian parenting style

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of parent

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 家教, 教育
  • 家教 (jiājiào)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • 教育 (jiàoyù)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • 教養 /教养 (jiàoyǎng)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • 親子教育 /亲子教育 (qīnzǐ jiàoyù)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • 家庭教育 (jiātíng jiàoyù)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • 撫養 /抚养 (fǔyǎng)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Finnish kasvatus
  • kasvatusprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
French parentalité
  • parentalitéprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
German Kindererziehung
  • Kindererziehungprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Greek γονεϊκότητα
  • γονεϊκότητα (goneïkótita)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Hungarian gyereknevelés, szülősködés
  • gyereknevelésprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • szülősködésprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Indonesian pengasuhan, keorangtuaan
  • pengasuhanprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • keorangtuaanprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Malay keibubapaan
  • keibubapaanprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Polish rodzicielstwo
  • rodzicielstwoprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Russian воспитание, родительство
  • воспитание (vospitanije)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
  • родительство (roditelʹstvo)process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Spanish crianza
  • crianzaprocess of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Cite this entry
APA

parenting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenting

MLA

“parenting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parenting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenting.

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