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walking marriage

walking marriage noun: in Mosuo culture, a relationship in which the partners do not live in the same household, and their children are raised by their mothers and the families of the mothers.

Noun

walking marriage (plural walking marriages)

  1. In Mosuo culture, a relationship in which the partners do not live in the same household, and their children are raised by their mothers and the families of the mothers.

Forms of walking marriage

pluralwalking marriages

Questions about walking marriage

What does walking marriage mean?
Walking marriage means in Mosuo culture, a relationship in which the partners do not live in the same household, and their children are raised by their mothers and the families of the mothers.
What part of speech is walking marriage?
Walking marriage is a noun.
What is the plural of walking marriage?
The plural of walking marriage is walking marriages.

Words near walking marriage in the dictionary

  1. walking leaf
  2. walking leaves
  3. walking like an Egyptian
  4. walking marathon
  5. walking marathons
  6. walking marriage
  7. walking marriages
  8. walking mattress
  9. walking mattresses
  10. walking off
  11. walking off the job

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