(psychology, New Age) A form of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively assumes the role of a new or surrogate parental figure for the client, in order to treat psychological disturbances caused by defective or abusive parenting.

present participle of reparent

Tending to or intended to repair. / Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation.

(rare) That which repairs.

Relating to, or serving as, reparation.

present participle of reparate

simple past tense and past participle of reparate

(obsolescent, rare) Restored to a state of good repair; returned to working order.

(transitive, now rare) Repair; make reparate; restore to proper condition.

(intransitive) To make reparations. / (transitive) To make reparations for; redress. / (transitive, chiefly US) To make reparation to; compensate.