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parentifying

parentifying is the present participle and gerund 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 parentifying

What is parentifying the present participle and gerund of?
Parentifying is the present participle and gerund of parentify.

Words near parentifying in the dictionary

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

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