parentification
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English
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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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[edit]Translations
[edit]a process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent
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