cut the cord

verb

To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

Similar
cut the umbilical cord
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Meanings

verbcut the cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the cord, present participle cutting the cord, simple past and past participle cut the cord)

present singular third person cuts the cord · participle present cutting the cord

  1. idiomaticTo end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

    Synonyms: cut the umbilical cord

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

Similar
cut the umbilical cord
Also see
cut the umbilical cord

Origin

A variant of cut the umbilical cord.

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APA

cut the cord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20cord

MLA

“cut the cord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20cord. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut the cord,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20cord.

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