heteroparental

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adjective

Having a parent of each sex.

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Meanings

adjectiveheteroparental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a parent of each sex.

    They can fall apart and re-unite just like heteroparental families.

    2016, Robert Kulpa, De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives

Origin

From hetero- + parental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heteropaternal
Cite this entry
APA

heteroparental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroparental

MLA

“heteroparental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroparental. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroparental,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroparental.

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