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grooming

grooming

6 4.1
Preparing someone for a job or role
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrumɪŋ/
translation icon : preparación
  • He committed to grooming the interns with hands-on experience for future projects.
  • grooming standards
  • Mutual grooming
  • kind of grooming

Examples

  • All the while, an established veteran plays the position until the youngster's grooming is complete.

    Blog text (23)
  • The grooming of future leaders specifically deserves our attention.

    Academic text (2009)
  • One of the first meetings I attended was a backlog grooming session.

    Blog text (8)
  • The 1958 Miss Kentucky State University was admired for "her careful grooming, her genteel bearing, her quiet good sense, and her ever-readiness to be of service to others."

    Academic text (2005)
  • The coaching staff emphasized the importance of grooming young athletes for professional competition.

  • The company's grooming program prepares employees for leadership roles within the organization.

Synonyms

training
vsgrooming
1.5

Learning the skills needed to do a job or activity

is about getting a person ready for a particular role or skill
preparation
vsgrooming
343 1.9

Making something ready for an event, activity, or use

is focused on readying a person specifically for a role or skill

Compounds

A popular new way to cut and care for pets' fur

A small tool used to clean and make hair or skin look nice

How Prepared

training
1.5
grooming
6 4.1
coaching
184 2.5
orientation
48 3.2
introduction
81 2.1

Surface Forms

grooming singular
groomings plural

Morphology

grooming = groom (transparent) = groom + ing

The meaning is directly derived from the verb 'groom' with the addition of the suffix '-ing' to form a noun.

Etymology

Grooming also grew to mean getting someone ready, because a groom would 'make ready' a horse for riding; that's why we use grooming for training or preparing a person for a role.