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Synonyms for parenting
verb develop in mind or physically

spawn
organize
devise
set up
discover
invent
constitute
shape
design
establish
make
construct
start
build

forge
form
produce
plan
generate
conceive
initiate
found
fashion
formulate
sire
contrive
procreate
compose

concoct
author
perform
actualize
father
erect
hatch
beget
parent
effect
imagine
coin
rear
fabricate

invest
originate
institute
occasion
bring to pass
dream up
bring into being
bring into existence
cause to be
give birth to
give life to

Antonyms for parenting

destroy
disorder
disorganize
deny
refuse
ruin
raze

demolish
dismantle
ignore
wreck
prevent
conclude
end

finish
lose
neglect
stop
break
fail
halt

Synonyms
verb produce, create

spawn
develop
engender
bring about
set up
make
provoke
cause
achieve
procreate

accomplish
form
perform
breed
induce
hatch
beget
parent
effect
bear

propagate
introduce
found
multiply
inaugurate
muster
originate
reproduce
initiate
occasion

institute
bring to pass
get up
whip up
work up
give birth to
give rise to

Antonyms

destroy
prevent
ignore
terminate
halt
end

stop
finish
kill
lose
fail
neglect

throw away
close
divide
break

Synonyms
verb create, plan

spawn
come up with
originate
concoct
formulate
devise
conceive
breed
invent
dream up
incubate

set
sire
contrive
procreate
design
provoke
plot
brood
engender
prepare
make

scheme
cause
brainstorm
parent
bear
produce
induce
generate
project
occasion
cook up

get up
make up
whip up
work up
spitball
bring forth
give birth
lay eggs
think up
throw together
trump up

Antonyms

destroy
dissuade
hinder
disorganize
ruin

prevent
refuse
discourage
end
finish

halt
stop
kill
neglect

Synonyms
verb create, build

manufacture
compose
prepare
form
produce
cause
generate
spawn
fashion
secure
frame
invent
constitute

cook
shape
mold
whip
accomplish
parent
construct
hatch
forge
beget
engender
effect
assemble

arrange
procreate
fabricate
conceive
originate
synthesize
initiate
adjust
brew
occasion
bring about
cook up
draw on

dream up
knock off
put together
dash off
get ready
give rise to
lead to
tear off
throw together
whip out

Antonyms

destroy
ruin
raze
dismantle
demolish
ignore
disperse
scatter
derange
disarrange
disorder
disorganize
terminate
dissuade

prevent
demote
renounce
deny
disallow
refuse
refute
veto
measure
neglect
break
give up
lose
tell truth

fail
finish
kill
divide
separate
confuse
end
crush
discourage
halt
stop
calculate

Synonyms
verb create, introduce

spawn
evolve
develop
conceive
discover
invent
initiate
produce
hatch

found
spark
generate
parent
compose
formulate
form
pioneer
institute

make
launch
procreate
start
inaugurate
coin
cause
break the ice
bring about

come up with
set up
innovate
give birth to
open up
set in motion
think up
usher in

Antonyms

destroy
decrease
cease
ruin
prevent

terminate
effect
result
halt
stop

end
kill
finish

Synonyms
verb reproduce

spawn
proliferate
originate
impregnate
parent
engender

sire
create
breed
father
generate
mother

produce
propagate
conceive
hatch
multiply
get

beget
make
give birth to
progenerate

Antonyms

destroy
decrease
result
ruin
misunderstand

dissuade
finish
halt
kill
stop

fail
lose
discourage

Synonyms
verb generate, create

manufacture
contribute
develop
give
form
supply
provide
make
offer
deliver
construct
yield
write
bear

design
build
invent
assemble
cultivate
present
render
devise
frame
procreate
parent
compose
effectuate
author

blossom
breed
erect
beget
return
engender
afford
flower
propagate
imagine
multiply
fabricate
conceive
originate

reproduce
fetch
furnish
bring out
come through
put together
turn out
bring forth
give birth
give forth
show fruit

Antonyms

destroy
ruin
shun
withhold
disapprove
confine
decrease
refrain
raze
prevent
deny
disallow
refuse

veto
demolish
dismantle
conceal
shrivel
hide
result
hurt
neglect
oppose
take
withdraw
halt

stop
hold
keep
break
kill
fade
shrink
die
finish
abort
consume
act
play

Synonyms
verb produce

create
generate
procreate
parent

sire
make
originate
father

reproduce
hatch
mother
issue

bring forth
give rise to

Antonyms

destroy

kill

stop

Usage Notes

Parenting has come to be favored over parenthood, rearing, and bringing up in sociological and educational literature and in popular writing.