extraparental

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

extra- +‎ parental

Adjective[edit]

extraparental (not comparable)

  1. Beyond the parents.
    • 1994, Patricia P. Olmsted, David P. Weikart, Families Speak, page 368:
      Although there have always been multiple demands on the limited time of women and there has always been a need for extraparental care, societies have developed many ways of coping.
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