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in loco parentis

adverb

NAmE//ɪn ˌloʊkoʊ pəˈrɛntəs//

(from Latin) (formal)

having the same responsibility for a child as a parent has The staff have a position of trust; they stand in loco parentis to all the children for whom they are responsible.

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