parent

(one) could be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)

One is old enough to be someone else's parent or grandparent. Used in reference to two people who are or may become romantic or sexual partners, especially to indicate that the speaker thinks such a pairing would be inappropriate. He's going out with Mary from the legal department? But she could be his mother! I don't feel comfortable with this. I could be your grandfather, for heaven's sake!
See also: could

(one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)

One is old enough to be someone else's parent or grandparent. Used in reference to two people who are or may become romantic or sexual partners, especially to indicate that the speaker thinks such a pairing would be inappropriate. He's going out with Mary from the legal department? But she's old enough to be his mother! I don't feel comfortable with this. I'm old enough to be your grandfather, for heaven's sake!
See also: enough, old

co-parent

Of a set of parents who were previously married or in a relationship with each other, to jointly raise their child(ren). My ex-boyfriend and I co-parent, so the kids will be with him this weekend. John co-parents with his ex-wife.

helicopter parent

A parent who is overly attentive and doting toward their child or children. The term comes from the notion that they are "hovering" around their children at all times. Don't be a helicopter parent. Your daughter is 18 and fully capable of picking her own classes.
See also: parent

step-parent

A caregiver of a child who assumed the parental role through marriage to one of the child's original (usually biological) parents. Most commonly, a step-parent is the second spouse of one of the child's biological parents. Through my marriage to Kent, I became a step-parent to his three beautiful daughters.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (one) could be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
  • (one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
  • grandfather
  • grandparent
  • empathize
  • empathize with
  • empathize with (someone or something)
  • come over
  • ride on (one's) coattails
  • ride on coattails
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When Omberg took over as curriculum specialist in 1998, the parent committee reported to the school board and recommended objectives in human sexuality by grade level.
Making choices: educators and experts explain how leaders can re-evaluate their districts' sex education programs
Directly addressing these issues in youth and parent interventions has the potential to reduce the prevalence of early romantic relationships and provide some protection from early onset of sexual intercourse, even among youth who are already involved in such relationships.
Early predictors of sexual behavior: implications for young adolescents and their parents
As such, the IOM and NRC concluded new interventions such as those targeting parents and other adults are warranted.
Parenting capacities and health outcomes in youths and adolescents (R21)
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According to the study, younger children are more likely to have a nonworking parent, but the proportion of young children with a stay-at-home parent has declined.
Balancing parenting time and employment
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For them, at stake in the childcare debate is not the needs of the child, nor the needs of the parents, but rather the flow of female workers into the economy.
Childcare: standing up for children
School counselors often have to give difficult news to parents, a process that can be stressful and troubling for everyone involved.
Delivering difficult news to parents: guidelines for school counselors
Teachers and parents swear by the child-parent center program, and researchers have documented that the centers' preschool students fare better as young adults than children who do not attend.
Investing early: high-quality pre-schools have been proven to make a significant difference, but a number of them have closed in recent years
All Catholic parents, regardless of school choice, bear the responsibility of helping their children grow in faith.
Going public: 5 ways to help your kids keep the faith--even at public schools
The next step is to hold parent forums designed to encourage direct response and to learn more about their concerns, ideas, and expectations.
Camp-parent partnerships = parent-camp loyalty
I thought we had as close and open a relationship as parents and children can have, but throughout adolescence our communications were often strained.
When parental involvement laws go wrong
attempts to refocus parents toward the needs and interests of their children; 3.
Obtaining evidence in high conflict parenting disputes, Part 4: parenting coordination
Further, parents who had planned to sell a child's college stock portfolio in 2006 when the child reached 14 now have to wait if they intend to take advantage of the latter's lower tax rate.
The expanded "kiddie tax" and the financial aid trap
For example, researchers have examined the effects of parents and teachers on students' homework completion (Cooper, Jackson, Nye, & Lindsay, 2001; Cooper & Valentine, 2001).
Parental involvement, homework, and self-regulation