parenting
子育て
解説 Definition
parenting は parent（親として育てる）に由来し、「子育て、育児」という意味です。動詞の ing 形でもありますが、名詞として子どもを育てる行為や考え方を表すことが多いです。
Parenting is the activity, responsibility, and practice of raising and caring for a child. It can include providing guidance, protection, discipline, emotional support, and everyday care, and it may also refer to particular approaches to raising children.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
parent「親」「親として育てる」に -ing を付けた形です。動詞なら is parenting のように進行中の養育を表しますが、例文の parenting は不可算名詞で、子育てという活動・方法全体を指します。good parenting、parenting skills のまとまりで覚えると用法を区別できます。
Connect parenting directly with parent used as a verb, meaning to care for and raise a child. Adding -ing can produce a verb form, as in “They are parenting together,” but in these examples it functions mainly as an uncountable noun for the whole activity and practice of raising children. Remember common combinations such as “good parenting,” “parenting skills,” and “parenting advice.” The word covers patient guidance, protection, care, and everyday decisions, rather than merely the biological fact of being a parent.
例文
Parenting can be hard, but it is also rewarding.
子育ては大変なこともありますが、やりがいもあります。
They talked about parenting at the meeting.
彼らは会合で子育てについて話しました。
Good parenting requires patience and care.
よい子育てには忍耐と思いやりが必要です。
parenting の類義語・関連語
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parenting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
parenting は parent に動名詞語尾 -ing が付いた語で、「親としてふるまうこと」が原義です。parent はラテン語 parens「親」に由来し、さらに parire「産む・生み出す」へつながるので、「子を生み育てる行為」という像が見えます。関連語は parent, parentage。
Parenting is formed from parent and the suffix -ing, originally expressing the action of behaving or acting as a parent. Parent entered English through Old French from Latin parens, meaning “father or mother” or, more broadly, “ancestor.” Parens is related to the Latin verb parere, “to bring forth” or “give birth.” The noun parenting became especially common for the process and methods of raising children.
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