Used in a Sentence

parenting

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for parenting.

Editorial note

The article is about how parenting is stressful but (ultimately) rewarding, and you're surprised that the author of it finds parenting stressful but (ultimately) rewarding?

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Definitions1
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Quick take

The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of parenting gathered in one view.

noun

The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for parenting.

noun

The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

Example sentences

1

The article is about how parenting is stressful but (ultimately) rewarding, and you're surprised that the author of it finds parenting stressful but (ultimately) rewarding?

2

Surely there is a middle ground between tablet parenting and helicopter parenting.

3

I feel like I'm not really allowed to comment much on parenting, as 80% of the work is done by my wife, not me.

4

The article is almost entirely about the fact that parenting is terribly stressfulamd parents are actually far less happy than they seem to be able to admit to themselves.

5

Some of it is that parenting isn't always as much fun as you dream it will be.

6

They would rather sit and watch their own shit on their device because parenting is hard.

7

You can try helicopter-parenting; be that weird parent standing up in the back of the class yelling at the teacher.

8

The people most likely to remain single while parenting fall into 2 groups: the very poor and those who are culturally non-conformists.

9

Feminists explicitly call for men to be more involved in parenting and childcare.

10

Given how bad most people appear to be at parenting, I'd say on the whole you scored.

11

I think it's a bit loaded topic, as people have pretty strong opinions about how to do parenting right.

12

It just means we have different parenting styles.

Proper noun examples

1

Parenting requires a lot of energy, something that youth have in abundance.

2

Parenting is stressful, and definitely can cause unhappiness.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use parenting in a sentence?

The article is about how parenting is stressful but (ultimately) rewarding, and you're surprised that the author of it finds parenting stressful but (ultimately) rewarding?

What does parenting mean?

The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

What part of speech is parenting?

parenting is commonly used as noun.