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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Age, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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verb
present participle and gerund of reparent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
From re- + parenting.
