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residencyres‧i‧den‧cy /ˈrezədənsi/ noun (plural residencies)  - The courts awarded residency to Trisha's father.
- The parent who has residency often loses touch with the other partner's parents, meaning that the children lose one set of grandparents.
- But applicants will be given a receipt, along with their old green card, to use as proof of legal residency.
- Gradually his visit turned into a residency.
- Large-scale public commissions and community schemes, such as housing estate and subway murals, are often forms of residency.
- None of the five will be allowed to play for their adopted countries until qualified under the three-year residency rule.
- So did Cara, who has just started her medical residency in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
to look after a child until he or she has grown up► bring up/raise to look after children until they have grown up and to teach them to develop particular beliefs and ways of behaving: bring somebody up/raise somebody: · She had brought him up as if he were her own son.bring up somebody/raise somebody: · I don't need you to tell me how to bring up my son.· For five years we were neighbors, and we raised our kids together.be brought up (by somebody)/be raised (by somebody): · His father died when he was seven, and he was brought up by his mother.· I was born and raised in Alabama.brought up to do something (=taught to believe, think, or act in a particular way ): · I was brought up to trust people.· My parents brought me up to be truthful.brought up a Catholic/Christian etc (=brought up to believe in the Catholic/Christian religion): · I was raised a Catholic, but I don't go to church anymore.raise a family/children etc: · Grandpa raised a family of ten on seven dollars a week.· We should raise our daughters to be as confident as our menfolk. ► child-rearing the care of children while they are growing and developing - used especially in medical or educational contexts: · Men, in general, are as good at child-rearing as women.· Have you discussed child-rearing methods with your future husband? ► custody the legal right to have your child living with you after your marriage has officially ended: have/get/gain custody (of somebody): · The father has custody in only 10% of cases.· Fearing her uncle would gain custody of the child, she went into hiding.· If you leave me, I'll get custody of the kids, because everyone knows you're sick.award/grant somebody custody (of somebody): · Waltman's wife had been granted temporary custody of their child after her husband's arrest.lose custody (of somebody): · I loved my three girls, and losing custody was the most traumatic thing that has ever happened to me.joint custody (=where both parents have equal rights to see and look after their child): · Tony insists he will seek joint custody of Joshua. ► residency the legal right and responsibility to look after a child in your own home after you are divorced: · The courts awarded residency to Trisha's father.· The parent who has residency often loses touch with the other partner's parents, meaning that the children lose one set of grandparents. nounresidentresidenceresidencyadjectiveresidentresidentialverbreside 1[uncountable] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time SYN residence2[countable, uncountable] when an artist, writer, musician etc does work at a college or other institution for a period of time SYN residence3[uncountable] the state of living in a place SYN residence4[uncountable] especially American English a period of time when a doctor receives special training in a particular type of medicine, especially at a hospital |