- Used by kids to describe their parents suspicion that their child is always in danger.
Parentnoia
adjective; blending and clipping
The irrational fear parents have that their children are doing something wrong, or being hurt in some way.
Etymology : “parent-” from Old French parent (11c.), from L. parentem (nom. parens) "father or mother, ancestor;" + “-noia” from paranoia "mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions," from Greek paranoia "mental derangement, madness," from paranoos "mentally ill, insane," from para- "beside, beyond" + noos "mind."
Source : “My parents were always on my case last year. They had probably the worst case of parentnoia ever.” – friend – 11/08
Last modified: 4 December 2008