parentectomy

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noun

The removal of one or both parents from a child's life.

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Meanings

nounparentectomy (countable and uncountable, plural parentectomies)

plural parentectomies

  1. countableuncountableThe removal of one or both parents from a child's life.

Origin

From parent + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with parentectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

parentectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentectomy

MLA

“parentectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parentectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentectomy.

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