in loco parentis

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in lo·co pa·ren·tis (

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adv.

In the position or place of a parent.

[Latin in loc parentis : in, in + loc : ablative of locus, place + parentis, genitive of parns, parent.]

in loco parentis Latin [ɪn ˈləʊkəʊ pəˈrɛntɪs]

(Social Science / Education) in place of a parent: said of a person acting in a parental capacity

in loco parentis - Latin for "in the place of a parent."

See also related terms for parent.

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Adv.

in loco parentis - in place of the parents; "we had to punish this child in loco parentis"

Translations

in loco parentis

adv → an Eltern statt

in loco parentis [ɪnˈləukəupəˈrɛntɪs] adv (frm) to be in loco parentis → fare le veci dei genitori

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