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parenting

PAIR-uhn-ting/ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/

Pluralparentings

2 meanings of parenting

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The work of raising and caring for a child until they grow up.

    Like a job that lasts for many years as a child grows up.

    Good parenting takes a lot of patience and time.

    She learned a lot about parenting from her own mom.

    Similarchild-rearing

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of parent. Use this form when the action is happening now.

    She is parenting two young kids on her own.

    He spent the whole year parenting without much help.

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parenting is a form of parent

parent, verb: To raise and take care of a child. Full entry

Forms
parentparents he/she/itparenting -ing formparented past tense, past participle
Spelling
parent → parenting: add -ing

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