child-rearing

noun

: the process of taking care of and raising children
Her husband is actively involved in child-rearing.
—often used before another noun
child-rearing practices/methods

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Some of her collaborators have already shown that pregnancy alters a mom’s hormones and brain structure in ways that are good for bonding and child-rearing. — The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 They should be recognized for their willingness to add this additional monthly child-rearing expense to pay for their child’s, and ultimately the country’s, future. — Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Being taught society’s standard eating rituals, so as not to disgust others by violating them, was certainly a useful part of ordinary child-rearing. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026 That a child’s refusal of perfectly good, perfectly healthy food reflects some deficit in child-rearing, and naturally would not be a problem for me, a professional food writer, whose love of food is in fact genetic. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for child-rearing

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“Child-rearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child-rearing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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