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co-parenting

co-parenting is the present participle and gerund of co-parent.

Meaning of co-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

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Questions about co-parenting

What is co-parenting the present participle and gerund of?
Co-parenting is the present participle and gerund of co-parent.

Words near co-parenting in the dictionary

  1. CO-oximeters
  2. co-packing
  3. co-parent
  4. co-parent-in-law
  5. co-parented
  6. co-parenting
  7. co-parents
  8. co-parents-in-law
  9. co-party
  10. co-patron
  11. co-pattern

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