parentify
parentify · parentifies · parentified · parentifying
To cause to act as a parent to its own parent or siblingTo cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
Meaning
1 sensesTo cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
Origin
From parent + -ify.From parent + -ify.
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Forms
parentifies, parentifying, parentified, parentified| Base form | parentify · to parentify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | parentifies |
| Present participle | parentifying |
| Past simple | parentified |
| Past participle | parentified |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedparentification
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.