parenting

/ˈpeərəntɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈperəntɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈper-ən-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

parenting — noun

1. the ongoing work of bringing up children, which includes providing care, teachin

1.名詞B2
釋義

the ongoing work of bringing up children, which includes providing care, teaching values and skills, and making daily decisions about their well-being and future

例句

Soraya took a weekend course to learn more about positive parenting.

collocation: positive parenting

After their son was born, Emre and Eliska started reading about different parenting styles.

compound noun: parenting styles

同義詞
  • child-rearing

    focuses more on the practical, day-to-day tasks of raising children; parenting is broader and includes emotional and relational aspects

  • parenthood

    refers to the state or condition of being a parent, not the active process of raising a child

  • upbringing

    describes the way a person was raised (the outcome), not the ongoing process of raising someone

文法句型

parenting + noun (parenting skills / parenting style)

adjective + parenting (good parenting / single parenting)

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — does not take a plural form or an indefinite article. Most commonly appears in attributive position before another noun (parenting books, parenting classes) or after an adjective (positive parenting, single parenting).

常見錯誤

❌She learned a lot of parentings from the course.
✅She learned a lot about parenting from the course.
💡Parenting is uncountable and cannot be pluralised.
❌He has good parenting to his children.
✅He is a good parent to his children.
💡'Parenting' refers to the activity of raising children, not the relationship a parent has with them.