Meanings
verbcut the umbilical cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the umbilical cord, present participle cutting the umbilical cord, simple past and past participle cut the umbilical cord)
present singular third person cuts the umbilical cord · participle present cutting the umbilical cord
- idiomaticinformalTo end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.
Synonyms: cut the cord
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.
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Finnish katkaista napanuora
- katkaista napanuoraTranslations
French couper le cordon
- couper le cordonTranslations
Polish odcinać pępowinę, odciąć pępowinę
- odcinać pępowinęTranslations
- odciąć pępowinęTranslations
- przecinać pępowinęTranslations
- przeciąć pępowinęTranslations
- zrywać pępowinęTranslations
- zerwać pępowinęTranslations
Russian перерезать пуповину
- перерезать пуповину (pererezatʹ pupovinu)Translations
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