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parentified

parentified is the simple past and past participle of parentify.

Meaning of parentify

Verb

parentify (third-person singular simple present parentifies, present participle parentifying, simple past and past participle parentified)

  1. (intransitive) To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
    Synonyms:
    parentize

Questions about parentified

What is parentified the simple past and past participle of?
Parentified is the simple past and past participle of parentify.

Words near parentified in the dictionary

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

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