Might mean (unverified): Discrimination based on parental status.
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noun:  (uncountable) Discrimination against parents.
noun:  (uncountable) Pathological or unhealthy parenting.
noun:  (uncountable) Parental determinism; the belief that parenting is responsible for the character and behavior of the child.
noun:  (uncountable) The promotion of having children as a social ideal.
noun:  (uncountable) The granting of absolute authority to parents.
noun:  (uncountable) Paternal or maternal feeling and behavior.
noun:  The assumption of a parental role in the context of a relationship other than the parent-child relationship.
noun:  (countable) A cliché used by parents with their children.

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