extraparental

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ parental.

Adjective

extraparental (not comparable)

1. Beyond the parents.
   • 1994, Patricia P. Olmsted, David P. Weikart, Families Speak, page 368:

     Although there have always been multiple demands on the limited time of women and there has always been a need for extraparental care, societies have developed many ways of coping.