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reparenting

The English word “reparenting” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A form of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively assumes the role of a new or surrogate parental figure for the client, in order to treat psychological disturbances caused by defective or abusive parenting.

Etymology

From re- + parenting.

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