Regarding reproduction and raising/upbringing of 🧌Orcs

[Avian]

It is mentioned in The Silmarillion that orcs multiplied in the same manner as Elves and Men. But they couldn't possibly form nurturing nuclear families like Elves or Men because they were formed in mockery and envy of Elves and the only things they are capable of are malice, hatred, fear, and envy. But nurturing a family requires empathy, love, and compassion.

So, how did you imagine their reproduction and raising tradition would be like? In The Hobbit or LOTR, it is said that Gollum ate goblin-imps, so they have a childhood and do not grow up magically. In that case, would orc-moms take care of them until they come to the appropriate age to put them into slavery?

 

[Radaghast]

One can only speculate. Tolkien wrote precious little about orc society. He just never even came close to fleshing anything out.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Yes, it's unknown. It might be useful to compare non-human real world species such as snakes, which hatch or are born ready to live independently. The "goblin-imp" Gollum caught in The Hobbit may have been wandering around looking for cave rats to eat.

 

[Ricardo]

It is mentioned in The Silmarillion that orcs multiplied in the same manner as Elves and Men. But they couldn't possibly form nurturing nuclear families like Elves or Men because they were formed in mockery and envy of Elves and the only things they are capable of are malice, hatred, fear, and envy. But nurturing a family requires empathy, love, and compassion.

So, how did you imagine their reproduction and raising tradition would be like? In The Hobbit or LOTR, it is said that Gollum ate goblin-imps, so they have a childhood and do not grow up magically. In that case, would orc-moms take care of them until they come to the appropriate age to put them into slavery?

I don't think the orcs needed to form nurturing families. I would think they were incapable of loving anybody, including their own children. I don't think they would "marry" they would simply mate and forget, and probably Morgoth and later Sauron would have some orcs caring for the infants until they were old enough to care for themselves.