grooming

n.	1.	Preparing a person for a position requiring skilled behavior, especially by providing opposrtunity for practise and guidance in making the right decisions; as, to provide grooming for one's successor as president.
	2.	The activity of getting dressed, washed and generally of neat appearance.
	3.	The activity of cleaning oneself or others by removing lice, ticks, dirt, etc. from the fur; - of animals.

Noun	1.	grooming - activity leading to skilled behavior Synonyms: training, preparation
	2.	grooming - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes Synonyms: dressing

apprenticeship, basic training, breaking, breeding, conditioning, cultivation, development, discipline, drill, drilling, exercise, fetching-up, fostering, housebreaking, improvement, in-service training, manual training, military training, nurture, nurturing, on-the-job training, practice, preparation, raising, readying, rearing, rehearsal, sloyd, training, upbringing, vocational education, vocational training