parented

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

parented - having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates parentless, unparented - having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates