parentification
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
parent + -ification
Noun[edit]
parentification (uncountable)
- (sociology, psychology) A process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
- Synonym: parentization
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Translations[edit]
a process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent
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