unparent

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verb

To detach (an object) from its parent object.

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Meanings

verbunparent (third-person singular simple present unparents, present participle unparenting, simple past and past participle unparented)

present singular third person unparents · participle present unparenting · participle past unparented · past unparented

  1. transitivecomputingTo detach (an object) from its parent object.

Origin

From un- + parent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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