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parentification

parentification noun: a process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

Noun

parentification (uncountable)

  1. A process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
    Synonyms:
    parentization

Synonyms of parentification

Origin of parentification

From parent + -ification.

Questions about parentification

What does parentification mean?
Parentification means a process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
What part of speech is parentification?
Parentification is a noun.

Words near parentification in the dictionary

  1. parenthoods
  2. Parenti
  3. Parentian
  4. parenticide
  5. parenticides
  6. parentification
  7. parentified
  8. parentifies
  9. parentify
  10. parentifying
  11. parenting

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