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reparent en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + parent.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To subject to early parenting techniques again (such as rocking and feeding) in order to treat an attachment disorder.
   • Trauma and abuse are much broader than only physical violence or neglect, and part of your healing may be realizing that your experiences deserve to be reparented, Johnson said. 2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN:
2. (transitive) To change the parent of an object in a data structure.
   • If the client reparents the window away from root, the window is no longer a top-level window. 1995, Adrian Nye, David Flanagan, Programmer's supplement for release 6 of the X Window System:

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