–noun 1. the rearing of children: The schedule allows her very little time for parenting.
2. the methods, techniques, etc., used or required in the rearing of children: a course in parenting.
3. the state of being a parent; parenthood.
–adjective
4. of or concerned with the rearing of children: good parenting skills.

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[Origin: 1955–60; parent + -ing1]

—Usage note Parenting has come to be favored over parenthood, rearing, and bringing up in sociological and educational literature and in popular writing.
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American Heritage Dictionary – Cite This Source par·ent (pâr’É™nt, pār’-) Pronunciation Key
n.
One who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises a child; a father or mother.
An ancestor; a progenitor.
An organism that produces or generates offspring.
A guardian; a protector.
A parent company.
A source or cause; an origin: Despair is the parent of rebellion.

v. par·ent·ed, par·ent·ing, par·ents

v. tr.

To act as a parent to; raise and nurture: “A genitor who does not parent the child is not its parent” (Ashley Montagu).
To cause to come into existence; originate.

v. intr.
To act as a parent.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin parēns, parent-, from past active participle of parere, to give birth; see perə-1 in Indo-European roots.]

par’ent·hood’ n.

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American Heritage Dictionary – Cite This Source par·ent·ing (pâr’É™n-tÄ­ng, pār’-) Pronunciation Key
n. The rearing of a child or children, especially the care, love, and guidance given by a parent.

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Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary – Cite This Source
Main Entry: par·ent·ing
Pronunciation: ‘par-&nt-i[ng], ‘per-
Function: noun
: the raising of a child by its parents

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I save my ire for ‘utilize’ or ‘employ’ when they could just use… ‘use’!!!