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What is "puericulture"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
puericulture

"science of bringing up healthy children," including prenatal care, 1887, from French puériculture (A. Caron, 1866), from Latin puer "boy, child" (see puerility) + cultura "cultivation" (see culture).

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puericulture

n. The rearing of young children, conceived of as an art or science.