Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteroparental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-parental
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a parent of each sex.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hetero- + parental.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does heteroparental mean?
Having a parent of each sex.
Where does heteroparental come from?
From hetero- + parental.

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