# cut the cord

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

## Etymology
A variant of cut the umbilical cord.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cut-the-cord