parentcraftn.
/ˈpɛːrəntkrɑːft/, /ˈpɛːrəntkraft/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəntˌkræft/; see also parent n. and adj.2 The ‘craft’ or business of a parent; the practical skills and knowledge involved in the rearing of children.
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parentcraft1912
1912 T. D. Wood in Current Educ.Topics (U.S. Bur. Educ. Bull. No. 24) 18 Fathers and mothers need to become wise in the knowledge of child nature and more skilled in the art of parent craft, which may help the child realize the best of his possibilities.
1930 Lancet 22 Mar. 672/1 (heading) The teaching of parentcraft.
1945 Times 10 Mar. 8/2 The Ministry were discussing various schemes regarding children under two, and they had lately set up a committee to go into the question of parentcraft.
1976 Oxf. Times 10 Dec. 17/1 This state of affairs has certainly been fostered by the voluntary parentcraft classes organised by doctors, midwives and health visitors.
1994 New Scientist 13 Aug. 3/2 The challenge now is to support childrearing through what is clearly going to be a sticky time. Schools are already running classes in parentcraft and they need more funds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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