What does parentify mean?
Parentify means (intransitive, sociology, psychology) To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling..
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(intransitive, sociology, psychology) To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling..
Use parentify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parentify means (intransitive, sociology, psychology) To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling..
Common synonyms include parentize.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use parentify where its definition matches the intended context.
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