PARENTHOOD Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word parenthood. (close relations)
parents
Best Alternative Words for PARENTHOOD
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care | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something • judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger • an anxious feeling • a cause for feeling concern • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • activity involved in maintaining something in good working order verb • feel concern or interest • provide care for • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of • be concerned with | ||||||||
childcare | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a service involving care for other people's children | ||||||||
guardianship | nounn | |||||||
noun • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | ||||||||
raising | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something being raised upward • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community adjective satellite • increasing in quantity or value | ||||||||
responsibility | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force • the proper sphere or extent of your activities • a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct | ||||||||
upbringing | nounn | |||||||
noun • properties acquired during a person's formative years • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | ||||||||
nurturing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||||
parentage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being a parent • the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents • the hereditary derivation of an individual |