as in parenting
the caring for a child by its parents
parenthood is a difficult task requiring great commitment
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For the couple, their journey highlights the power of rewriting the traditional path to parenthood.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Law said that parenting is often imagined before it's experienced, shaped by societal expectations and images of what parenthood should look like.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
But after four years, tension started to build, especially around discussions of parenthood.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
But my subject here is not those desolate and terrible hinterlands of parenthood.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Law said that parenting is often imagined before it's experienced, shaped by societal expectations and images of what parenthood should look like.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
But after four years, tension started to build, especially around discussions of parenthood.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
But my subject here is not those desolate and terrible hinterlands of parenthood.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parenthood
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“Parenthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthood. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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