childrearing

/ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌɹɪəɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

"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."
"The compulsions of her own personality pushed aside convention in childrearing (both she and Lincoln were shockingly indulgent)[…]."

From child + rearing.

child-rearing (alternative)

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How do you pronounce childrearing?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌɹɪəɹɪŋ/.

What does childrearing mean?

The raising of children; parenting.

Where does childrearing come from?

From child + rearing.

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