Spanish Conversation · Level 102
59 words
Spanish word
emancipación
Pronunciation
IPA/emanθipaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounemancipation
Example
La emancipación personal empieza con la educación.
Personal emancipation begins with education.
More examples
La emancipación juvenil suele implicar mudarse de casa.
Youth emancipation often involves moving out of the house.
Core concept
Legal release from a guardian's control.
Common phrases
la emancipación juvenil
youth emancipation
lograr la emancipación económica
achieve economic emancipation
Similar words
independencia: Practical independence in daily life, finances, and routine decision-making.
autonomía: Personal ability to plan, decide, and carry out actions autonomously.
liberación: Liberation from oppressive forces or restraints that block free action.
libertad: State of being able to choose and act freely without external restriction.
Definition in Spanish
Situación o acto por el cual una persona queda liberada de la tutela, el control o una obligación, especialmente en contextos jurídicos.
Word origin
The Spanish noun emancipación comes from Latin emancipatio, from ex- 'out' plus mancipare 'to transfer control or ownership', originally meaning the release of a person from legal authority.
Usage tips
- In everyday talk about young people leaving home, Spanish speakers usually use independizarse or irse de casa, while emancipación is mainly a legal term.
Opposites
- sujeciónsubjectionnoun
- dependenciadependencenoun
Related words
- emanciparemancipateverb
- emancipatorioemancipatoryadjective