'child-rearing' originates from the combination of 'child' and 'rear,' where 'rear' meant 'to bring up or care for.'

'child-rearing' evolved from the Old English word 'rear,' which meant 'to raise or bring up,' and eventually became the modern English term 'child-rearing.'

Initially, it meant 'to raise or bring up children,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.