Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parentectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-en-tec-to-my
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of one or both parents from a child's life.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From parent + -ectomy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parentectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does parentectomy mean?
The removal of one or both parents from a child's life.
Where does parentectomy come from?
From parent + -ectomy.

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