in loco parentis /in lō″kō pəren″tis/ [L, in the parents’ place] , the assumption by a person or institution of the parental obligations of caring for a child without adoption.
in loco parentis
in loco parentis /in lō″kō pəren″tis/ [L, in the parents’ place] , the assumption by a person or institution of the parental obligations of caring for a child without adoption.