Home › Words › C › childrearingchildrearing/ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌɹɪəɹɪŋ/childrearing means the raising of children; parenting.childrearing is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌɹɪəɹɪŋ/.EtymologyFrom child + rearing.nounThe raising of children; parenting.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.childraising 79% match — childrearing vs childrearing →parenting 75% match — The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. vs childrearing →childrearer 70% match — One who rears (cares for and raises) a child. vs childrearing →childcaring 69% match — Engaged in caring for a child or children, especially one's own. vs childrearing →rearing 68% match — Act of raising young. vs childrearing →childraiser 66% match — A childrearer. vs childrearing →mothering 65% match — The nurturing of a child by its mother. vs childrearing →kindergartening 64% match — The skill or practice of caring for children in a kindergarten. vs childrearing →