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cutting the umbilical cord

cutting the umbilical cord is the present participle and gerund of cut the umbilical cord.

Meaning of cut the umbilical cord

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

Questions about cutting the umbilical cord

What is cutting the umbilical cord the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting the umbilical cord is the present participle and gerund of cut the umbilical cord.

Words near cutting the umbilical cord in the dictionary

  1. cutting the knot
  2. cutting the mustard
  3. cutting the pigeon wing
  4. cutting the rug
  5. cutting the shit
  6. cutting the umbilical cord
  7. cutting through
  8. cutting ties
  9. cutting to Hecuba
  10. cutting to pieces
  11. cutting to ribbons

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