"parentify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: parentifies [present, singular, third-person], parentifying [participle, present], parentified [participle, past], parentified [past]
Etymology: parent + -ify Etymology templates: {{affix|en|parent|-ify}} parent + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} parentify (third-person singular simple present parentifies, present participle parentifying, simple past and past participle parentified)
  1. (intransitive, sociology, psychology) To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Psychology, Sociology Synonyms: parentize Related terms: parentification

Inflected forms

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