reparent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To subject to early parenting techniques again (such as rocking and feeding) in order to treat an attachment disorder.
  2. To change the parent of an object in a data structure.

Word forms

reparent reparents reparenting reparented

Etymology

From re- + parent.

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