parentcraft
Syllables: pa·rent·craft/ˈpɛəɹəntkɹɑːft/US/ˈpɛəɹəntkɹæft/
parentcraft noun: the skills and knowledge used by parents in raising children.
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Noun
parentcraft (uncountable)
- The skills and knowledge used by parents in raising children.
- The Court report […] received evidence from some that parentcraft classes in hospital were helpful and from others that they conflict with primary health care, and particularly with the work of health visitors.1980 January, Gillian [Mary] Pugh, “Antenatal Services”, in Gillian Pugh, editor, Preparation for Parenthood: Some Current Initiatives & Thinking, London: National Children's Bureau, →OCLC, page 27
- Parentcraft included traditional female activities of cooking, home management and budgeting and child care, but also gardening and woodwork, and 'knowledge of civic and public affairs'. Both parents had a role to play in promoting home life and the family.2003, Linda Bryder, “Helen Deem and Paediatrics, 1939–56”, in A Voice for Mothers: The Plunket Society and Infant Welfare, 1907–2000, Auckland: Auckland University Press, →ISBN, page 132
Origin of parentcraft
From parent + -craft.
Questions about parentcraft
- What does parentcraft mean?
- Parentcraft means the skills and knowledge used by parents in raising children.
- What part of speech is parentcraft?
- Parentcraft is a noun.
- How do you pronounce parentcraft?
- Parentcraft is pronounced /ˈpɛəɹəntkɹɑːft/ (UK).
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