noncustodial

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adjective

Not having custody of a child.

OriginEnglish custodial ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenoncustodial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot having custody of a child.
  2. not comparableThat does not involve a term in prison.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishcustodial
  15. Englishnoncustodial

From non- + custodial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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