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PARENTHOOD Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word parenthood. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word parenthood. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For PARENTHOOD

Here is a list of related hypernyms for parenthood, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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adulthood

Alternatives for CARE

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