English Explanatory Dictionary

cut the umbilical cord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

Pronunciation

en-au-cut the umbilical cord.ogg

Word forms

cut the umbilical cord cuts the umbilical cord cutting the umbilical cord

Synonyms

cut the cord

Related words

apron string boomerang baby failure to launch mama's boy

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