Etymology

in loco parentis

Today it means: Assuming the place or position of a parent. Full definition →

Latin in locō parentis ← ['la ',
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  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromin locō parentis
  3. English todayin loco parentis

Borrowed from Latin in locō parentis (“in place of a parent”).

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

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