"co-parent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: co-parents [plural]
Etymology: * co- + parent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|parent}} co- + parent Head templates: {{en-noun|head=co-parent}} co-parent (plural co-parents)
  1. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as:
    A godparent.
    Sense id: en-co-parent-en-noun-KO1WpfQp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Parents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 16 16 16 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 16 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 15 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 16 14 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 16 14 14 15 20 Disambiguation of Parents: 16 17 16 16 16 18
  2. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as:
    A divorced or separated parent who shares custody with the other parent.
    Sense id: en-co-parent-en-noun-nw51JSmw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Parents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 16 16 16 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 16 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 15 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 16 14 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 16 14 14 15 20 Disambiguation of Parents: 16 17 16 16 16 18
  3. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as:
    A parent in a same-sex couple.
    Sense id: en-co-parent-en-noun-4EPvAt81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Parents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 16 16 16 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 16 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 15 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 16 14 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 16 14 14 15 20 Disambiguation of Parents: 16 17 16 16 16 18
  4. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as:
    A parent in a platonic friendship with the other parent.
    Sense id: en-co-parent-en-noun-K0gy8Ble Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Parents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 16 16 16 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 16 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 15 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 16 14 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 16 14 14 15 20 Disambiguation of Parents: 16 17 16 16 16 18
  5. Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as:
    Sense id: en-co-parent-en-noun-TCVsKktb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Parents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 16 16 16 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 16 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 15 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 16 14 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 16 14 14 15 20 Disambiguation of Parents: 16 17 16 16 16 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: co-parent-in-law (english: parents who are related through their married children), co-mother, co-father, godparent Translations (person sharing parenting): coparent [masculine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'person sharing parenting': 20 20 20 20 20

Verb

Forms: co-parents [present, singular, third-person], co-parenting [participle, present], co-parented [participle, past], co-parented [past]
Etymology: * co- + parent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|parent}} co- + parent Head templates: {{en-verb|head=co-parent}} co-parent (third-person singular simple present co-parents, present participle co-parenting, simple past and past participle co-parented)
  1. To act as a co-parent; to share custody of a child or children; to share in the responsibility of parenting a child or children.
    Sense id: en-co-parent-en-verb-ZqNMdZnl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Parents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 16 16 16 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 16 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 15 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 16 14 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 16 14 14 15 20 Disambiguation of Parents: 16 17 16 16 16 18

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "title": "co-parent",
  "trace": ""
}

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