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parentifies

parentifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 parentifies

What is parentifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Parentifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parentify.

Words near parentifies in the dictionary

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

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