parentlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a parent.

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Meanings

adjectiveparentlike (comparative more parentlike, superlative most parentlike)

comparative more parentlike · superlative most parentlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a parent.

    With relief, she recognizes her dog, Max, who in a parentlike role has come to guide her home.

    2008 February 17, Jessica Bruder, “Up All Night”, in New York Times

Origin

From parent + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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