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cut-the-umbilical-cord

Verb
  1. (US, idiomatic, euphemistic) To end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.

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  • cord
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  • lotus-birth

Words near cut-the-umbilical-cord in the dictionary


  • cut-the-crap
  • cut-the-mustard
  • cut-the-muster
  • cut-the-rug
  • cut-the-umbilical-cord
  • cut-throat
  • cut-throat-razor
  • cut-throat-razors
  • cut through
  • cut-through switch

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