parentifying

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A form of parentify — To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of parentify
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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