Coparents

/koʊˈpɛrənts/ noun

Definition

Plural of coparent; multiple people who jointly share the care and responsibility for children.

Etymology

From co- + parents (plural of parent). This modern plural follows standard English pluralization and reflects the increased prevalence of shared parenting arrangements.

Kelly Says

The plural 'coparents' is now used in family law, psychology, and school systems—it's a genuinely useful word that solves the problem of having no single term for unmarried co-caregivers before the 1990s.

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