parent

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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parent [ˈpɛərənt]

n

1. a father or mother

2. a person acting as a father or mother; guardian

3. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) Rare an ancestor

4. a source or cause

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology)

a.  an organism or organization that has produced one or more organisms or organizations similar to itself

b.  (as modifier) a parent organism

6. (Chemistry) (Physics / General Physics) Physics Chem

a.  a precursor, such as a nucleus or compound, of a derived entity

b.  (as modifier) a parent nucleus a parent ion

[via Old French from Latin parens parent, from parere to bring forth]

parenthood  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" adopter, adoptive parent - a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child empty nester - a parent whose children have grown up and left home begetter, father, male parent - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" filicide - a parent who murders his own son or daughter genitor - a natural father or mother female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" stepparent - the spouse of your parent by a subsequent marriage child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"
	2.	parent - an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Verb	1.	parent - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" bring up, nurture, rear, raise fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight cradle - bring up from infancy foster - bring up under fosterage; of children

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parent

noun

1. father or mother, sire, progenitor, begetter, procreator, old (Austral. & N.Z. informal), patriarch Both her parents were killed in a car crash.

2. source, cause, author, root, origin, architect, creator, prototype, forerunner, originator, wellspring He is regarded as one of the parents of modern classical music.

verb

bring up, raise, look after, rear, nurture, be the parent of Some people are unwilling to parent a child with special needs.

Quotations
"Honour thy father and thy mother" Bible: Exodus
"Parents love their children more than children love their parents" Auctoritates Aristotelis
"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them" [Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance]
"The most difficult job in the world is not being President. It's being a parent" [Bill Clinton]
"Parents ... are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfil the promise of their early years" [Anthony Powell A Buyer's Market]
"They fuck you up, your Mum and Dad."
"They may not mean to, but they do."
"They fill you with the faults they had"
"And add some extra, just for you" [Philip Larkin This Be the Verse]
"The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children" [Clarence Darrow]

Translations

parent [ˈpɛərənt]

A. N → padre m/madre f parents → padres mpl

B. ADJ the parent plant → la planta madre

C. CPD parent company N → casa f matriz
parent teacher association N → asociación f de padres de familia y profesores

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parent [ˈpɛərənt]

n → parent m parent company, parent group, parent body, parent-teacher meeting

npl → parents mpl
my parents → mes parents

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parent

n

→ Elternteil m; parents → Eltern pl; the duties of a parent → die elterlichen Pflichten; his father was his favourite parent → von seinen Eltern hatte er seinen Vater am liebsten

(fig) → Vorläufer m; the Copernican theory is the parent of modern astronomy → die moderne Astronomie geht auf die Lehren des Kopernikus zurück

attr parent birds → Vogeleltern pl; parent plant → Mutterpflanze f; parent ship (Space) → Mutterschiff nt

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parent [ˈpɛər/ənt] n → padre m (or madre f)
his parents → i suoi genitori

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parent [ˈpɛər/ənt] n → padre m (or madre f)
his parents → i suoi genitori

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parent

n parent [ˈpeərənt]

1 one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth. ouer أحَدُ الوالِدَين родител rodič forælder der Elternteil γονιός padre; madre (lapse)vanem پدر؛ مادر vanhempi père (ou) mère הוֹרֶה मां-बाप roditelj szülő orangtua foreldri padre, madre 親 부모 tėvas, motina, gimdytojas tēvs; māte ibu atau bapa ouder forelder, far eller mor rodzić pai/mãe părinte родитель(ница) rodič mati, oče roditelj förälder พ่อแม่ anne; baba 父，母 батько, мати باپ يا ماں cha; mẹ 父，母

2 a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption. ouer والِد بالتَّبَنّي осиновител osvojitel, -ka stedforælder der Elternteil κηδεμόνας padre; madre hooldaja پدر خوانده؛ مادر خوانده vanhempi père adoptif (ou) mère adoptive הוֹרֶה מְאָמֵץ मां-बाप, माता-पिता otac, majka nevelőszülő orangtua foreldri genitore, genitrice 親 양(養)부모 įtėvis, įmotė audžutēvs; audžumāte ibu atau bapa angkat ouder foresatt, adoptivfar/-mor rodzić pai/mãe părinte adoptiv приёмный родитель osvojiteľ, -ka, adoptívny rodič očim, mačeha staratelj målsman ผู้ปกครอง evlât edinmiş kimse 養父或養母 названий батько; названа мати قانوني ماں يا باپ cha mẹ nuôi 养父或养母

n parentage [-tidʒ]

family or ancestry a man of unknown parentage. herkoms نَسَب، أصْل، أبُوَّه произход rodina, původ herkomst die Abstammung καταγωγή familia, origen, linaje päritolu اصل و نسب sukuperä parents הוֹרוּת मातृपितृत्व podrijetlo,loza származás asal-usul ætterni origine 家系 태생, 출신 kilmė izcelšanās; senči keturunan afkomst opphav, herkomst pochodzenie ascendência des­cen­denţă происхождение;родословная rodina, pôvod izvor, rod poreklo härkomst บรรพบุรุษ soy, aile 出身 походження خاندان tư cách làm cha mẹ 出身

adj parental [pəˈrentl]

parental responsibility. ouerlik نِسبَة إلى الوالِدَين родителски rodičovský forældre- elterlich γονικός de los padres, paterna/materna (lapse)vanema- وابسته به والدین vanhempien des parents שֶׁל הָהוֹרִים पैतृक roditeljski szülői orangtua foreldra- dei genitori 親の 부모로서의 tėvų vecāku-; tēva-; mātes- ibu bapa ouderlijk foreldre- rodzicielski paternal/maternal părintesc; de părinte родительский rodičovský starševski roditeljski föräldra- เกี่ยวกับพ่อหรือแม่ anne/babayla ilgili 父母的 батьківський; материнський خانداني thuộc cha mẹ 父母的

n parenthood

the state of being a parent. ouerskap أبُوَّه، والِدِيَّه бащинство rodičovství forældreværdighed die Elternschaft πατρότητα paternidad; maternidad (lapse)vanemaks olek پدری ؛ مادری vanhemmuus paternité, maternité הוֹרוּת मातृपितृत्व roditeljstvo szülői szerep sebagai orangtua foreldrahlutverk paternità, maternità 親であること 부모임, 부모의 신분 tëvystë, motinystë vecāku stāvoklis masa keibubapaan ouderschap foreldrestand stan rodzicielski paternidade/maternidade paternitate; maternitate отцовство, материнство rodičovstvo materinstvo, očetovstvo roditeljstvo föräldraskap ความเป็นพ่อแม่ annelik, babalık 父母的身份 батьківство; материнство ابوت، اموت bậc cha mẹ 父母的身份

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parent → والِد أو والدة rodič forælder Elternteil γονέας uno de los padres vanhempi parent roditelj genitore 親 아버지 ouder forelder rodzic pai родитель förälder พ่อหรือแม่ ebeveyn bố 父亲或母亲