grooming

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.