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cut the umbilical cord

cut the umbilical cord verb: to end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

Verb

cut the umbilical cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the umbilical cord, present participle cutting the umbilical cord, simple past and past participle cut the umbilical cord)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.
    Synonyms:
    cut the cord

Synonyms of cut the umbilical cord

Forms of cut the umbilical cord

third-person singular presentcuts the umbilical cord
present participlecutting the umbilical cord
past participlecut the umbilical cord
pastcut the umbilical cord

Questions about cut the umbilical cord

What does cut the umbilical cord mean?
Cut the umbilical cord means to end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.
What part of speech is cut the umbilical cord?
Cut the umbilical cord is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut the umbilical cord?
The past tense of cut the umbilical cord is cut the umbilical cord.

Words near cut the umbilical cord in the dictionary

  1. cut the mustard
  2. cut the muster
  3. cut the pigeon wing
  4. cut the rug
  5. cut the shit
  6. cut the umbilical cord
  7. cut throat
  8. cut throats
  9. cut through
  10. cut throughs
  11. cut ties

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