# puericulture

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The rearing of young children, conceived of as an art or science.

## Etymology
From French puériculture. Compare agriculture, pisciculture, aquaculture, and so on.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/puericulture