Parents

par·ent  (pârnt, pr-)

n.

1. One who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises a child; a father or mother.

2. An ancestor; a progenitor.

3. An organism that produces or generates offspring.

4. A guardian; a protector.

5. A parent company.

6. A source or cause; an origin: Despair is the parent of rebellion.

v. par·ent·ed, par·ent·ing, par·ents

v.tr.

1. To act as a parent to; raise and nurture: "A genitor who does not parent the child is not its parent" (Ashley Montagu).

2. To cause to come into existence; originate.

v.intr.

To act as a parent.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin parns, parent-, from past active participle of parere, to give birth; see per-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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parent·hood n.

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Parents

See also ancestors; children; father; heredity; mother.

compaternity

the spiritual relationship between godparents, or between them and the actual parents of a child.

filiation

1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.

matricide

1. the killing of one’s mother.
2. a person who has killed his mother. — matricidal, adj.

parentalism

1. the behavior of a parent.
2. the assumption by a nonparent of superior authority over a child; paternalism.

parentation

Archaic. the performance of funeral rituals for one’s parents.

parenticide

the crime of parricide.

parricide

1. the act of killing one’s parent or other close relative.
2. a person who has killed his parent. — parricidal, adj.

patricide

1. the killing of one’s father.
2. a person who has killed his father. — patricidal, adj.

Translations

Parents → والدين rodiče forældre Eltern γονείς padres vanhemmat parents roditelji genitori 両親 부모 ouders foreldre rodzice pais родители föräldrar พ่อแม่ ebeveynler bố mẹ 双亲