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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

育儿

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yù'ér

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Parenting/ˈpɛə.rən.tɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"育儿需要耐心和爱。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of raising and educating children.

    "Effective parenting involves understanding a child's needs and providing appropriate support."
  2. 2

    The state of being a parent.

    "Her parenting has been influenced by her own upbringing and values."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'parent', originating from the Latin 'parens', meaning 'father or mother', combined with the Germanic gerundial suffix '-ing'. The term evolved in the 20th century to encompass the holistic process of raising, nurturing, and educating a child.

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