as in raised
to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education
They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.
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Recent Examples of parented
Shields' mother Teri and father Frank were married briefly but divorced months after Shields was born; Frank welcomed three more kids with his second wife, as well as step-parented her two elder children as well.
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Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
But how you parent is directly related to how you were parented.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Friends of Big Bear Valley Jackie and Shadow, who have been in the spotlight for years after FOBBV set up a nest camera offering a full-time look at the lives of the bald eagles, have parented eaglets in 2019, 2022 and 2025, when Sunny and Gizmo were born.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
But why should children be parented according to their own standards rather than their parents’?
—Maria Balaska, Time, 23 Nov. 2025
Parenting values are simply, deeply personal, and tied closely to the way we were raised and how we were parented as kids, says Kim Rippy, LPC, CCTP-II, trauma and anxiety specialist, and practice owner at Keystone Therapy Group.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Organisations parented by his vision host serious literary gatherings, confer prestigious awards, build encyclopaedic information on Tamil literature, art and culture, and impart literary, cultural and philosophical education to hundreds of curious minds.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Pratt and his ex-wife, Anna Faris, welcomed Jack in 2012 and have co-parented since their split in 2017.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
But how you parent is directly related to how you were parented.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Friends of Big Bear Valley Jackie and Shadow, who have been in the spotlight for years after FOBBV set up a nest camera offering a full-time look at the lives of the bald eagles, have parented eaglets in 2019, 2022 and 2025, when Sunny and Gizmo were born.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
But why should children be parented according to their own standards rather than their parents’?
—Maria Balaska, Time, 23 Nov. 2025
Parenting values are simply, deeply personal, and tied closely to the way we were raised and how we were parented as kids, says Kim Rippy, LPC, CCTP-II, trauma and anxiety specialist, and practice owner at Keystone Therapy Group.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Organisations parented by his vision host serious literary gatherings, confer prestigious awards, build encyclopaedic information on Tamil literature, art and culture, and impart literary, cultural and philosophical education to hundreds of curious minds.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Pratt and his ex-wife, Anna Faris, welcomed Jack in 2012 and have co-parented since their split in 2017.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parented
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In that moment, Caldentey looked up, assessed the situation, and raised her right arm.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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These questions were raised after reporting by The New York Times in August 2024 regarding Moore’s untruthful claims about receiving the Bronze Star in Afghanistan — a story originally reported on in 2022 by FOX45’s Mikenzie Frost.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Along the way, the newshound nurtured a personal passion for writing poetry as an outlet for coping with homesickness and stress.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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That willingness to share comes from the safe space that Howard Stern has built and nurtured.—
Malina Saval,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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Dubai is looking to shore up confidence in the emirate after it was repeatedly attacked by Iranian missiles and drones, shaking a perception of security fostered over decades.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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This experience, of writing for an audience of a few hundred people fostered in me a love of writing for its own sake.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Parented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parented. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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