Noun: The practice within certain cultures to give a parent the name of their child. Examples include the Cocos Malays of the Keeling Islands and the Betsileo of Madagascar among many others.
Origin: Greek tékn (on) child + ónym (a) name
Related Forms:
Adjective: teknonymous
Adverb: teknonymously
That's the exact opposite of Western culture where people seem so fixated on bestowing their own identities upon their children, rather than the other way around. :-)
That's the exact opposite of Western culture where people seem so fixated on bestowing their own identities upon their children, rather than the other way around. :-)
