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   parent

   /ˈpɛːrənt/

   noun

   • 1. a person's father or mother: "the parents of the bride" Similar motherfatherbirth/biological parentadoptive mother/fathersurrogate motherfoster-parentfoster-motherfoster-fatherstep-parentstepmotherstepfatherguardiansingle parentlone parentco-parentinformal:one's old manone's old womanone's old ladyrare:begetterprocreatorprogenitorprogenitressprogenitrixgenitorpaterinformal:rents
   • ▪ a forefather or ancestor: "God's hand had written in the hearts of our first parents all the rules of good"
   • ▪ an animal or plant from which new ones are derived: "stems will root down, creating a new crown near the parent"
   • ▪ a source or origin of a smaller or less important part: "some of the whetstones have been transported up to 400 km from the parent rock" Similar sourceorigingenesisoriginatorrootfountaincauseauthorarchitectprecursorforerunnerpredecessorantecedentforebearancestorliterary:wellspringrare:radix
   • ▪ an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries: "policy considerations were determined largely by the parent company"

   verb

   • 1. be or act as a parent to (a child): "all children are special to those who parent them"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin parent- ‘bringing forth’, from the verb parere. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. parentless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • Parental

     PARENTAL definition: 1. relating to parents or to being a...

   • Parentally

     PARENTALLY definition: 1. in a way that relates to parents...

   • English (US)

     PARENT meaning: 1. a mother or father of a person or an...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     PARENT translate: cha; mẹ, cha mẹ nuôi. Learn more in the...

   • Translate English to Malay

     parent translate: ibu atau bapa, ibu atau bapa angkat. Learn...

   • Norwegian Translation

     parent - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...

   • Portuguese Translation

     PARENT translate: pai, mãe, pai/mãe [masculine-feminine],...

   • Indonesian Translation

     PARENT translate: orangtua, orangtua. Learn more in the...

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   A parent is a mother or father. Your mom and your dad are your parents, and one of their jobs is to parent you. We're all born to parents, and many of us also have step parents, foster parents, or adoptive parents who parent us.

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   noun. a father or a mother. an ancestor, precursor, or progenitor. a source, origin, or cause. a protector or guardian. Biology. any organism that produces or generates another. Physics. the first nuclide in a radioactive series. adjective. being the original source: a parent organization.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishparent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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