iPad parent

noun

A parent who allows their child near-unlimited (usually unsupervised) screen time; a parent who lets a tablet computer, such as an iPad, raise their child.

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Meanings

nouniPad parent (plural iPad parents)

plural iPad parents

  1. derogatoryneologismslangA parent who allows their child near-unlimited (usually unsupervised) screen time; a parent who lets a tablet computer, such as an iPad, raise their child.

Origin

By analogy with iPad kid (“a child who is addicted to using their tablet”).

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APA

iPad parent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iPad%20parent

MLA

“iPad parent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iPad%20parent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iPad parent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iPad%20parent.

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