preparental

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English

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ parental.

Adjective

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preparental (not comparable)

  1. Prior to parenthood.
    • 2015 August 28, John Leland, “Superiority Burger, a Vegetarian Ode to White Castle in the East Village”, in New York Times[1]:
      In lieu of preparental hand-wringing, Ms. Cornelius said they talked about “how cute the tables were.”