visitationnoun
uk/ˌvɪz.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌvɪz.əˈteɪ.ʃən/[ C ] an official visit from someone important:
humorous We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector.
[ U ] US an arrangement in which a divorced parent may spend time with the children he or she no longer lives with, at agreed times and under agreed conditions:
The mother agreed to visitation rights for the boys' father.
[ C ] formal an event that is considered to be a message or a punishment from God:
In 1917 three shepherd children reported a visitation from the Virgin Mary.
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Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- adoptive
- attachment parenting
- bring sb up
- child-rearing
- childless
- childminder
- counsellor
- custodial
- non-custodial
- nursemaid
- nursery nurse
- nurture
- one-parent family
- pediatrician
- swaddle
- upbringing
- wean
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