Definitions for PARENTS
par·ents

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1. parentsnoun

   one's mother and father

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1. parents

   Parents are individuals who have brought a child into existence through either biological or legal means, and who have the responsibility of caring for, supporting, and raising that child. They typically provide love, guidance, and nourishment, as well as play a crucial role in the child's development and well-being. Parents often serve as role models, educators, and protectors for their children, and are expected to provide for their physical, emotional, and social needs.

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1. Parents

   Parents is a 1989 American black comedy horror film directed by Bob Balaban and written by Christopher Hawthorne. It stars Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis and Bryan Madorsky. The film is about a suburban boy in the 1950s who suspects his parents of cannibalism.

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1. Parents

   Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.

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1. PARENTS

   One of the hardships of a minor's life.

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1. parents

   Plural form of the word parent.

   Her parents are both still alive and enjoy a healththy and active lifestyle.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PARENTS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #591

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PARENTS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #743

Anagrams for PARENTS »

1. arpents

2. entraps

3. Napster

4. panters

5. pastern

6. trepans

How to pronounce PARENTS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PARENTS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PARENTS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PARENTS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PARENTS in a Sentence

1. John Bradley:

   They've just been left alone and never given much information, the family needs to be back together. None of us would think that Air Force's appropriate to keep people apart for a year, from parents when they're young children.

2. Mike Reilly:

   I don’t think of plastic surgery as deceptive, but the idea of altering your appearance then seeming more trustworthy is interesting, when your eyes are more open, [you appear] more trustworthy— your parents, like mine, probably told you if you’re making eye contact, you’re not lying.

3. Ben Carson:

   Parents, grandparents, guardians need to play a very active role in the lives of these children. That's what will mold the kind of adults that they become, i don't necessarily think violence is always the answer, but sometimes in a desperate situation, a mom needs to get her son out of that situation, feeling that he may be in a danger.

4. Wynter Finley:

   I was really young and I think Raine had just been born, we were just waiting to get seated for lunch. And I kid you not, every single person was just staring at my mom. I didn’t understand it. But my mom is like, ‘You know sweetie, your parents are famous. They know who I am.’ Of course, I was really embarrassed… but looking back, she had such a presence. It was always all eyes on her.

5. Jiang Dehua:

   We could not just pull the screwdriver out – that could have caused unforeseen complications – so we eventually convinced the parents to let us operate.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parents
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PARENTS
4. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=PARENTS