par·ent (pâr  nt, p r-)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 par  ns, parent-, from past active participle of parere, to give birth; see per-1 in Indo-European roots.]par ent·hood n. |
Parents
the spiritual relationship between godparents, or between them and the actual parents of a child.
1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.
1. the killing of one’s mother.
2. a person who has killed his mother. — matricidal, adj.
2. a person who has killed his mother. — matricidal, adj.
1. the behavior of a parent.
2. the assumption by a nonparent of superior authority over a child; paternalism.
2. the assumption by a nonparent of superior authority over a child; paternalism.
Archaic. the performance of funeral rituals for one’s parents.
the crime of parricide.
1. the act of killing one’s parent or other close relative.
2. a person who has killed his parent. — parricidal, adj.
2. a person who has killed his parent. — parricidal, adj.
1. the killing of one’s father.
2. a person who has killed his father. — patricidal, adj.
2. a person who has killed his father. — patricidal, adj.
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