Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reparent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-par-ent
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject to early parenting techniques again (such as rocking and feeding) in order to treat an attachment disorder.

Transitive verb

verb

To change the parent of an object in a data structure.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Trauma and abuse are much broader than only physical violence or neglect, and part of your healing may be realizing that your experiences deserve to be reparented, Johnson said."
"If the client reparents the window away from root, the window is no longer a top-level window."

Etymology

From re- + parent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reparents (present, singular) reparenting (participle, present) reparented (participle, past) reparented (past)

Questions

What does reparent mean?: To subject to early parenting techniques again (such as rocking and feeding) in order to treat an attachment disorder.
Where does reparent come from?: From re- + parent.

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