Parental Figure

From Pluralpedia, the collaborative plurality dictionary
parental figure ( n., adj.)
Synonymsparensian, paternian, maternian
Applies toheadmates
CoinerPost Apocalyptic Pack

A parental figure is a headmate whose role is to be a parent to another headmate or to someone outside the system. This can encompass acting as a caretaker or protector to the other person, or being their sysparent in case of internal relationships.

Related Terms[edit | edit source]

A parental figure may be considered an allegorican or conceptive if their role as a parent is central to them.

Sysparent, syssibling, sibling figure, and eresian similarly describe familial relationships between headmates.

History[edit | edit source]

The term was first introduced by the Post Apocalyptic Pack