parenting
pronunciation
How to pronounce parenting in British English:
UK [ˈpeərəntɪŋ]
How to pronounce parenting in American English:
US [ˈperəntɪŋ]
Word Origin
- parenting (n.)
- 1959, verbal noun from parent (v.). An earlier term was parentcraft (1930); also see parentage.
Example
- 1. These are men who never heard of helicopter parenting .
- 2. Instead of looking for a partner in parenting , older people just want to have fun .
- 3. Such frenzied fascination with foreign parenting raises a question : are american parents really that bad ?
- 4. That 's just the way parenting goes .
- 5. In other words , parent yourself vicariously through parenting your own children .