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co-parents

co-parents is the plural of co-parent.

co-parents is the third-person singular simple present indicative of co-parent.

Meaning of co-parent

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.

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Questions about co-parents

What is co-parents the plural of?
Co-parents is the plural of co-parent.

Words near co-parents in the dictionary

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

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