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co-parent

Of a set of parents who were previously married or in a relationship with each other, to jointly raise their child(ren). My ex-boyfriend and I co-parent, so the kids will be with him this weekend. John co-parents with his ex-wife. I wish I could cut my cheating ex-husband out of my life entirely, but I can't because we have to co-parent our two kids.

co-parenting

Of a set of parents who were previously married or in a relationship with each other, the act of jointly raising their child(ren). I know co-parenting isn't always easy, but at least the kids get to spend time with both of you. A: "How's co-parenting with your ex-wife going?" B: "It's fine. We try to keep things amicable for the kids." Of course, when we got married, I didn't envision us co-parenting one day, but here we are.
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