verb
- past tense and past participle of coparent; to share parental responsibilities and decision-making for a child with another person, typically a former partner or spouse
Usage: modern usage; often used in contexts of divorced or separated parents
adjective
- describing a child or family arrangement in which two parents share custody and parenting duties
Usage: modern usage
Examples
- After the divorce, they coparented their two children cooperatively.
- The coparented arrangement allowed both parents to remain actively involved in their son's life.
- They coparented successfully by maintaining open communication and consistent rules.
- In a coparented household, both parents share major decisions about education and healthcare.
- The coparented family structure has become increasingly common in modern society.
- She and her ex-husband coparented their daughter for over a decade.