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

Noun

1. a father or mother

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

3. a plant or animal that has produced one or more plants or animals [Latin parens, from parere to bring forth]

parental adj
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) oldie Austral. (informal) patriarch

noun 2. source, cause, author, root, origin, architect, creator, prototype, forerunner, originator, wellspring

Translations

parent [ˈpɛərənt] n parents npl → padres mpl

parent [ˈpɛərənt] n (= father) → père m (= mother); mère f;

parents npl → parents mpl

parent [ˈpɛərənt] n (= mother) → Mutter f (= father); Vater m;

parents npl (= mother and father) → Eltern pl

parent [ˈpɛərənt] n → padre m (or madre f);

parents npl → genitori mpl

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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. ouerأحَدُ الوالِدَينродителrodičforælderder Elternteilγονιόςpadre; madre(lapse)vanemپدر؛ مادرvanhempipère (ou) mèreהוֹרֶהमां-बापroditeljszülőorangtuaforeldripadre, madre親부 또는 모tėvas, motina, gimdytojastēvs; māteibu atau bapaouderforelder, far eller morrodzićpai/mãepărinteродитель(ница)rodičmati, očeroditeljförälderพ่อแม่anne; baba父，母батько, матиباپ يا ماںcha; mẹ父，母

2 a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption. ouerوالِد بالتَّبَنّيосиновителosvojitel, -kastedforælderder Elternteilκηδεμόναςpadre; madrehooldajaپدر خوانده؛ مادر خواندهhuoltajapère adoptif (ou) mère adoptiveהוֹרֶה מְאָמֵץमां-बाप, माता-पिताotac, majkanevelőszülőorangtuaforeldrigenitore, genitrice親양모 또는 양부įtėvis, įmotėaudžutēvs; audžumāteibu atau bapa angkatouderforesatt, adoptivfar/-morrodzićpai/mãepărinte adoptivприёмный родительosvojiteľ, -ka, adoptívny rodičočim, mačehastarateljmålsmanผู้ปกครองevlât edinmiş kimse養父或養母названий батько; названа матиقانوني ماں يا باپcha mẹ nuôi养父或养母

n ˈparentage [-tidʒ]

family or ancestry a man of unknown parentage.herkomsنَسَب، أصْل، أبُوَّهпроизходrodina, původherkomstdie Abstammungκαταγωγήfamilia, origen, linajepäritoluاصل و نسبsyntyperäparentsהוֹרוּתमातृपितृत्वpodrijetlo,lozaszármazásasal-usulætterniorigine家系가문, 혈통kilmėizcelšanās; senčiketurunanafkomstopphav, herkomstpochodzenieascendênciades­cen­denţăпроисхождение;родословнаяrodina, pôvodizvor, rodporeklohärkomstบรรพบุรุษsoy, aile出身походженняخاندانtư cách làm cha mẹ出身

adj parental [pəˈrentl]

parental responsibility.ouerlikنِسبَة إلى الوالِدَينродителскиrodičovskýforældre-elterlichγονικόςde los padres, paterna/materna(lapse)vanema-وابسته به والدینvanhempain-des parentsשֶׁל הָהוֹרִיםपैतृकroditeljskiszülőiorangtuaforeldra-dei genitori親の부모다운, 부모로서의tėvųvecāku-; tēva-; mātes-ibu bapaouderlijkforeldre-rodzicielskipaternal/maternalpărintesc; de părinteродительскийrodičovskýstarševskiroditeljskiföräldra-เกี่ยวกับพ่อหรือแม่anne/babayla ilgili父母的батьківський; материнськийخاندانيthuộc cha mẹ父母的

n ˈparenthood

the state of being a parent. ouerskapأبُوَّه، والِدِيَّهбащинствоrodičovstvíforældreværdigheddie Elternschaftπατρότηταpaternidad; maternidad(lapse)vanemaks olekپدری ؛ مادریvanhemmuuspaternité, maternitéהוֹרוּתमातृपितृत्वroditeljstvoszülői szerepsebagai orangtuaforeldrahlutverkpaternità, maternità親であること어버이임tëvystë, motinystëvecāku stāvoklismasa keibubapaanouderschapforeldrestandstan rodzicielskipaternidade/maternidadepaternitate; maternitateотцовство, материнствоrodičovstvomaterinstvo, očetovstvoroditeljstvoföräldraskapความเป็นพ่อแม่annelik, babalık父母的身份батьківство; материнствоابوت، اموتbậc cha mẹ父母的身份