in loco parentis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin in locō parentis (“in place of a parent”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪn ˌləʊkəʊ pəˈɹɛntɪs/ === Adverb === in loco parentis (not comparable) (law) Assuming the place or position of a parent. ==== Related terms ==== in loco parentum ==== See also ==== in loco parentis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== References ==== 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, →ISBN