grooming

groom  (grm, grm)

n.

1. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable.

2. A bridegroom.

3. One of several officers in an English royal household.

4. Archaic

a. A man.

b. A male servant.

v. groomed, groom·ing, grooms

v.tr.

1. To care for the appearance of; to make neat and trim: groomed himself carefully in front of the mirror.

2. To clean and brush (an animal).

3. To remove dirt and parasites from the skin, fur, or feathers of (another animal).

4. To prepare, as for a specific position or purpose: groom an employee for advancement.

5. Sports To prepare (a trail) for skiers, as by packing down new snow or leveling moguls.

v.intr.

To care for one's appearance.

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[Middle English grom. N., sense 2, short for bridegroom.]

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groomer n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grooming - activity leading to skilled behavior training, preparation activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" athletic training - the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete discipline - training to improve strength or self-control drill - (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms practice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" military training - training soldiers in military procedures retraining - training for a new occupation schooling - the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) skull practice, skull session - teaching strategy to an athletic team toilet training - training a young child to use the toilet
	2.	grooming - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes dressing covering - the act of protecting something by covering it investment - the act of putting on robes or vestments primping - careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour" toilette, toilet - the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast"