Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parentify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-en-ti-fy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From parent + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

parentifies (present, singular) parentifying (participle, present) parentified (participle, past) parentified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

parentification

Synonyms

parentize

Questions

What does parentify mean?
To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
Where does parentify come from?
From parent + -ify.

How to pronounce parentify

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