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  • noun The raising of children; parenting

Etymologies

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child +‎ rearing

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    Excellence in childrearing | My[confined]Space 2009

  • Among couples that include a non-white partner, childrearing is substantially higher.

    Wonk Room » Why It’s Important For The Census To Count Same-Sex Married Couples 2009

  • She might, one supposes, argue that you could say childrearing is one among several important functions of marriage, but that people are more likely to draw the “no relation” inference.

    Gay Marriage at Cato 2006

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    Excellence in childrearing | My[confined]Space 2009

  • It’s never going to be a man’s problem as long as childrearing is associated with women.

    One of these days… 2003

  • In addition to childrearing, which is a particular stress situation with every additional baby, the numerous tasks of women in rural Africa amount to average work loads of 16 hours a day.

    0. Introduction 1989

  • It can be sad to see the effects that this kind of childrearing practice can have into adulthood.

    Shut Up!! Dave Hingsburger 2007

  • Described as an 'exceptional debut' (Kirkus Reviews), 'a testimonial to the regenerative power of female friendship '(Library Journal) and compared to Fried Green Tomatoes; Going To Bend's portrayal of issues such as childrearing, friendship and self-determination, clearly position it as a book targeted at women and, if the publishers have their wish, book clubs.

    Going To Bend: Summary and book reviews of Going To Bend by Diane Hammond. 2004

  • Yet one does not have to be locked away on some dope-smoking commune to be influenced by this kind of childrearing mentality.

    Conservative Outpost 2010

  • Just as the language of good and evil strikes a chord with religious Americans, so does a childrearing philosophy centered on obedience.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

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