reparenting

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noun

A form of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively assumes the role of a new or surrogate parental figure for the client, in order to treat psychological disturbances caused by defective or abusive parenting.

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Meanings

nounreparenting (uncountable)
  1. New Ageuncountablehuman sciencesA form of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively assumes the role of a new or surrogate parental figure for the client, in order to treat psychological disturbances caused by defective or abusive parenting.

    The way you talk to yourself is a good way to discern if reparenting might be useful to you, he said.

    2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reparent

Origin

From re- + parenting.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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