cut the umbilical cord (English, verb)
expansion: cut the umbilical cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the umbilical cord, present participle cutting the umbilical cord, simple past and past participle cut the umbilical cord)
Senses:
glosses: To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.
tags: euphemistic
idiomatic
Forms:
form: cuts the umbilical cord
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cutting the umbilical cord
tags: participle
present
form: cut the umbilical cord
tags: participle
past
form: cut the umbilical cord
tags: past