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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So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024 This is an authoritative style of child-rearing that calls for both rules and warmth. —

Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024 This means that anyone who would like to see a shift in cultural attitudes toward child-rearing cannot ignore the economic barriers to such a transformation. —

Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024 Dads play an integral role in changing the narrative about child-rearing and gendered household responsibilities but, for many years, researchers didn’t know exactly how. —

Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for child-rearing