childrearing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌɹɪəɹɪŋ/
Etymology
From child + rearing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The raising of children; parenting.
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.
2014, Rebecca Ley, “City versus country childhoods”, in The Guardian, +201 December 2014:The compulsions of her own personality pushed aside convention in childrearing (both she and Lincoln were shockingly indulgent)[…].
1988 January 8, James Krohe Jr., “Reading: Last Among First Ladies”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| child-rearing | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
uk вихова́ння діте́й (raising of children) · pl wychowanie dzieci (raising of children) · fi kasvatus (raising of children) · cmn 育兒 /育儿 (raising of children) · fr éducation des enfants (raising of children) · ru воспита́ние дете́й (raising of children) · fi lastenkasvatus (raising of children) · pl wychowywanie dzieci (raising of children) · hu gyereknevelés (raising of children)