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parentectomy

parentectomy noun: the removal of one or both parents from a child's life.

Noun

parentectomy (countable and uncountable, plural parentectomies)

  1. The removal of one or both parents from a child's life.

Forms of parentectomy

pluralparentectomies

Origin of parentectomy

From parent + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with parentectomy

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Questions about parentectomy

What does parentectomy mean?
Parentectomy means the removal of one or both parents from a child's life.
What part of speech is parentectomy?
Parentectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of parentectomy?
The plural of parentectomy is parentectomies.

Words near parentectomy in the dictionary

  1. parentdom
  2. Parente
  3. Parenteau
  4. Parenteaus
  5. parentectomies
  6. parentectomy
  7. parented
  8. parentela
  9. parentelae
  10. parentelas
  11. parentelic

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