parentification

English

Etymology

parent +‎ -ification

Noun

parentification (uncountable)

1. (sociology, psychology) A process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

   Synonym: parentization

Related terms

• parentify

Translations

a process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 親職化／亲职化 (qīnzhíhuà)

• German: Parentifizierung f, Parentifikation f
• Hungarian: parentifikáció, szülősítés
• Polish: parentyfikacja (pl) f