parenting
noun
par·ent·ing
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Definition of parenting
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Examples of parenting in a Sentence
They share the responsibilities of parenting.
as the big day approaches, the expectant couple are starting to get worried about their fitness for parenting
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After their co-parenting banter was finished, the pair went right down to business—discussing their next flip. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Flip or Flop's Season 9 Premiere Is Just as Much about Co-Parenting as it Is Renovating," 2 Aug. 2019 Espinal filed a petition in Johnson County District Court on July 11 seeking to establish that Hill is the father of her twins, who were born this month, and to arrange supervised parenting time for him and child support for them. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, "All-Pro Tyreek Hill won’t be suspended, NFL announces," 19 July 2019 Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and her former fiance, David Otunga, reached an agreement Tuesday in Cook County court to end their year-and-a-half legal battle over child support and parenting time for their 9-year-old son. — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, "Jennifer Hudson, David Otunga reach parenting agreement in Cook County case," 16 July 2019 Job training, parenting, healthy living and ESL classes are also offered. — Paul Cobler, Dallas News, "Dallas Morning News Charities summer drive raises record $ to help hungry kids over school break," 12 July 2019 During that time span, Heller approved interim orders allowing Dulos supervised parenting time. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "‘I’m not Charles Manson:’ Court transcripts show escalating tension and anger in two-year Dulos divorce," 7 July 2019 Chaunie Brusie is a writer in Michigan covering parenting, health, and finances. — Chaunie Brusie, Glamour, "How I Realized I Didn’t Need to Have It All," 24 May 2019 Nevin Martell writes about travel, food, parenting, and pop culture. — Nevin Martell, National Geographic, "21 best food cities around the world," 19 Mar. 2019 Civil matter, Kersdale Road: A resident called dispatch around 4:40 p.m. on May 2 in regards to still not having his son during his scheduled parenting time. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Car partially submerges in wet cement: Pepper Pike Police Blotter," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'parenting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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parenting
noun
English Language Learners Definition of parenting
: the process of taking care of children until they are old enough to take care of themselves : the things that parents do to raise a child
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parenting
noun
par·ent·ing
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Medical Definition of parenting
: the raising of a child by its parents