DEFINITION: v. The moment when a child realizes that they are turning into their mother, or father, or both! n. To suddenly realize that you are turning into your parents.

Parentamnesia

Created by: OldEnglish

Pronunciation: par-ent-am-nee-zhuh

Sentence: Lois had a disquieting moment of parentamnesia while digging through the bottom of her purse for a loose ibuprofen.

Etymology: parent + paramnesia - "a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused."

Points: 866

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