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co-parent

co-parent noun: someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as.

Noun

co-parent (plural co-parents)

  1. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as
    • teacher's roles need to be as co-parents2006, Richard S. Kitchen, Sylvia Celedon-pattichis, Julie Depree, Jonathan Brinkerhoff, Mathematics education at highly effective schools that serve the poor, page 144
  2. A godparent.
  3. A divorced or separated parent who shares custody with the other parent.
    • I used to challenge my parents on every album / Now I'm embarrassed to tell 'em I ended up as a co-parent2018, “March 14”, in Scorpion, performed by Drake
  4. A parent in a same-sex couple.
  5. A parent in a platonic friendship with the other parent.

Verb

co-parent (third-person singular simple present co-parents, present participle co-parenting, simple past and past participle co-parented)

  1. To act as a co-parent; to share custody of a child or children; to share in the responsibility of parenting a child or children.
    • Children who have been co-parented may understand their parents' world and decisions more fully.
      If you are co-parenting […] you will find here some of your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and hearing others' journeys will reassure you that you are not alone;[…]2017, Karen L. Kristjanson, Co-Parenting from the Inside Out: Voices of Moms and Dads, Toronto: Dundurn, →ISBN, page 17

Forms of co-parent

Noun
pluralco-parents
Verb
third-person singular presentco-parents
present participleco-parenting
past participleco-parented
pastco-parented

Origin of co-parent

* co- + parent

Questions about co-parent

What does co-parent mean?
Co-parent means someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as.
What part of speech is co-parent?
Co-parent can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of co-parent?
The plural of co-parent is co-parents.

Words near co-parent in the dictionary

  1. co-owning
  2. co-owns
  3. CO-oximeter
  4. CO-oximeters
  5. co-packing
  6. co-parent
  7. co-parent-in-law
  8. co-parented
  9. co-parenting
  10. co-parents
  11. co-parents-in-law

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