Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underparenting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-par-ent-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inadequate parenting; failure to interact sufficiently with one's child.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of underparent

Etymology

From under- + parenting or underparent + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Antonyms

overparenting

Questions

What does underparenting mean?
Inadequate parenting; failure to interact sufficiently with one's child.
Where does underparenting come from?
From under- + parenting or underparent + -ing.

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