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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.

[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.]

parent·hood n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parentparent - 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
Verb1.parent - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
cradle - bring up from infancy
foster - bring up under fosterage; of children

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. Npadre m/madre f parentspadres mpl
B. ADJ the parent plantla planta madre
C. CPD parent company Ncasa f matriz
parent teacher association Nasociación f de padres de familia y profesores

parent [ˈpɛərənt]
nparent m parent company, parent group, parent body, parent-teacher meeting
nplparents mpl
my parents → mes parents

parent
n
Elternteil m; parentsEltern pl; the duties of a parentdie elterlichen Pflichten; his father was his favourite parentvon seinen Eltern hatte er seinen Vater am liebsten
(fig)Vorläufer m; the Copernican theory is the parent of modern astronomydie moderne Astronomie geht auf die Lehren des Kopernikus zurück
attr parent birdsVogeleltern pl; parent plantMutterpflanze f; parent ship (Space) → Mutterschiff nt

parent [ˈpɛərnt] npadre m (or madre f)
his parents → i suoi genitori
parent [ˈpɛərnt] npadre m (or madre f)
his parents → i suoi genitori

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 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 ,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 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
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
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
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

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


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