alloparenting en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English parenting English alloparenting From allo- + parenting.
Meanings
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(qualifier:ethology, uncountable) Parental behaviour towards infants and young from non-parents.
The behaviors associated with alloparenting are phenotypically similar to maternal and paternal care.
1997, C. Sue Carter, R. Lucille Roberts, “9: The Psychobiological Basis of Cooperative Breeding in Rodents”, in Nancy G. Solomon, Jeffrey A. French, editors, Cooperative Breeding in Mammals, Cambridge University Press, published 2007, page 256:Some alloparenting relationships among animals resemble adoption, although more resemble foster care or wet-nursing.
1992, Richard A. Posner, Sex and Reason, Paperback edition, Harvard University Press, published 1994, page 407:Characteristics of species in which alloparenting occurs include organization into small, close-knit, and cooperative groups and infants being born relatively helpless and dependent on care from adults.
2016, Abigail A. Marsh, “9: Extraordinary Altruism: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective”, in Joshua David Greene, India Morrison, Martin E. P. Seligman, editors, Positive Neuroscience, Oxford University Press, page 150: