co-parent meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

co-parent

noun

Etymology * co- + parent

Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as

teacher's roles need to be as co-parents2006, Richard S. Kitchen, Sylvia Celedon-pattichis, Julie Depree, Jonathan Brinkerhoff, Mathematics education at highly effective schools that serve the poor, page 144:

› Someone who shares in the parenting of a…

A godparent.

A divorced or separated parent who shares custody with the other parent.

I used to challenge my parents on every album / Now I'm embarrassed to tell 'em I ended up as a co-parent2018, “March 14”, in Scorpion, performed by Drake:

A parent in a same-sex couple.

A parent in a platonic friendship with the other parent.

verb

Etymology * co- + parent

To act as a co-parent; to share custody of a child or children; to share in the responsibility of parenting a child or children.

Children who have been co-parented may understand their parents' world and decisions more fully. If you are co-parenting […] you will find here some of your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and hearing others' journeys will reassure you that you are not alone;[…]2017, Karen L. Kristjanson, Co-Parenting from the Inside Out: Voices of Moms and Dads, Toronto: Dundurn, →ISBN, page 17: