单词	alloparent
释义	alloparent noun al·​lo·​par·​ent ˈa-lə-ˌper-ənt  plural alloparents : an individual other than the biological parent of an offspring that performs the functions of a parent (as by temporarily caring for an infant) Alloparents are not unconditional caretakers; they won't devote scarce resources to other offspring at the expense of their own. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 May 2000 alloparent verb, transitive + intransitive alloparenting; alloparented; alloparents … a key aspect of the human evolutionary pattern of reproduction and development involves the contribution of dependent children to alloparent younger kin. Paula Ivey Henry et al., in Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods, 2005 … discovering whether some individuals were more likely to alloparent than others, and if so, the attributes that were associated with this heightened likelihood of care. Peter H. Klopfer, in Non-Animal Techniques in Biomedical and Behavioral Research and Testing, 1993 alloparental ˌa-lə-pə-ˈren-tᵊl  adjective males exhibiting alloparental behavior [=males who perform parental duties for offspring who are not biologically their own] Word History Etymology allo- + parent entry 1 First Known Use 1975, in the meaning defined above
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