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child–rearing
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child–rearing
(noun)
child–rearing
noun
child–rearing
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHILD–REARING
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the process of taking care of and raising children
Her husband is actively involved in
child-rearing
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often used before another noun
child-rearing
practices/methods
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