Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reparenting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-par-ent-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively assumes the role of a new or surrogate parental figure for the client, in order to treat psychological disturbances caused by defective or abusive parenting.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of reparent

Example Sentences

"The way you talk to yourself is a good way to discern if reparenting might be useful to you, he said."

Etymology

From re- + parenting.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does reparenting mean?: A form of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively assumes the role of a new or surrogate parental figure for the client, in order to treat psychological disturbances caused by defective or abusive parenting.
Where does reparenting come from?: From re- + parenting.

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