alloparenting
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Some alloparenting relationships among animals resemble adoption, although more resemble foster care or wet-nursing."
- "The behaviors associated with alloparenting are phenotypically similar to maternal and paternal care."
- "Characteristics of species in which alloparenting occurs include organization into small, close-knit, and cooperative groups and infants being born relatively helpless and dependent on care from adults."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English parenting English alloparenting From allo- + parenting.