Usually means: Caregiving by non-biological parents.
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  1. alloparental: Merriam-Webster
  2. alloparental: Wordnik
  3. alloparental: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (alloparental)

▸ adjective:  Of or pertaining to an alloparent

Similar:
allopaternal, alloparasitic, allomaternal, coparental, parental, allofamic, alloplasmatic, allotrophic, alloplasmic, allofamilial, more...

Opposite:
autoparental, self-parenting, self-rearing

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Similar:
allopaternal, alloparasitic, allomaternal, coparental, parental, allofamic, alloplasmatic, allotrophic, alloplasmic, allofamilial, more...

Opposite:
autoparental, self-parenting, self-rearing



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