childrearing

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Etymology

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From child +‎ rearing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌɹɪəɹɪŋ/

Noun

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childrearing (uncountable)

  1. The raising of children; parenting.
    • 2014, Rebecca Ley, “City versus country childhoods”, in The Guardian, +201 December 2014:
      While it’s easy to dwell on the things you lack, there are so many good things about childrearing in a city like London. I can’t imagine a better place for having a newborn, with so many people to make friends with, classes to go to and coffee shops to linger in.
    • 1988 January 8, James Krohe Jr., “Reading: Last Among First Ladies”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      The compulsions of her own personality pushed aside convention in childrearing (both she and Lincoln were shockingly indulgent) [] .

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