代替父母

Traditional form:

代替父母

Pinyin (reading):

dàitìfùmǔ

Definitions:

• in place of sb's parents
• in loco parentis (law)

Characters:

• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 替 - to change, to replace, to substitute for
• 父 - father, dad
• 母 - mother; female elders; female

Traditional characters:

• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 替 - to change, to replace, to substitute for
• 父 - father, dad
• 母 - mother; female elders; female