1. In place of the parents
   "we had to punish this child in loco parentis"

Encyclopedia: In loco parentis

• earlobe
• early
• early bird
• early childhood
• early coral root
• early days
• early morel
• early on
• early purple orchid
• early spider orchid
• early wake-robin
• early warning radar
• early warning system
• early winter cress
• early-blooming
• early-flowering
• early-morning hour
• earlyish
• earmark
• earmuff
• earn
• earned
• earned run
• earned run average
• earner