Word: underparenting
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
pa
ren
ting
Definition: Present participle of underparent. To provide one's child with insufficient attention and nurturing.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: parent
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as parent, to raise or rear.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parentem
Language: la
Decoded: parentem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: parent
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.