noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
authoritarian parenting style
neglectful parenting style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of parent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
家教
(jiājiào)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Chinese Mandarin:
教育
(jiàoyù)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Chinese Mandarin:
教養 /教养
(jiàoyǎng)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Chinese Mandarin:
親子教育 /亲子教育
(qīnzǐ jiàoyù)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Chinese Mandarin:
家庭教育
(jiātíng jiàoyù)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Chinese Mandarin:
撫養 /抚养
(fǔyǎng)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Finnish:
kasvatus
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
French:
parentalité
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
German:
Kindererziehung
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Greek:
γονεϊκότητα
(goneïkótita)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Hungarian:
gyereknevelés
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Hungarian:
szülősködés
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Indonesian:
pengasuhan
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Indonesian:
keorangtuaan
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Malay:
keibubapaan
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Russian:
воспитание
(vospitanije)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Russian:
родительство
(roditelʹstvo)
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
Spanish:
crianza
— process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood
