multiparent

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adjective

Having multiple parents.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivemultiparent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving multiple parents.
  2. not comparablechemistryCharacteristic of multiple parent compounds.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishparent
  7. Englishmultiparent

From multi- + parent.

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APA

multiparent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiparent

MLA

“multiparent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiparent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiparent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiparent.

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