grooming
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
grooming
- present participle and gerund of groom
Noun[edit]
grooming (usually uncountable, plural groomings)
- Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
- I'm sorry, I believe in good grooming.
- (biology) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
- The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
- Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
- (software engineering) In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog. (Now increasingly termed refinement instead.)
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (care for one's appearance): personal hygiene – more basic level of care
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
care for one's appearance
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act of teaching
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caring for horses
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attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes
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See also[edit]
Sexual grooming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
grooming m (uncountable)
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