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1. (n.) parent
a father or a mother.
2. parent
a source, origin, or cause.
3. parent
any organism that produces another.
4. parent
a precursor; progenitor.
5. (adj.) parent
being the original source.
6. parent
pertaining to an organism, cell, or structure that produces another.
7. parent
of or designating a corporation or other enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiaries.
8. (v.t.) parent
to be or act as parent of.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME (< MF) < L parent-, s. of parēns, n. use of prp. of parere to bring forth, breed)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) 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
2. (verb) parent
an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
3. (verb) rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
bring up
"raise a family"; "bring up children"
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1. (noun) parent
sb's mother or father
His parents are so relaxed and nice.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) parent
one who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother
2. (noun) parent
that which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice
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Sense: one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth.
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 Afrikaans: ouer |
 Arabic: أحَدُ الوالِدَين |
 Bulgarian: родител |
 Brazilian: pai/mãe |
 Czech: rodič |
 German: der Elternteil |
 Danish: forælder |
 Greek: γονιός |
 Spanish: padre; madre |
 Estonian: (lapse)vanem |
 Farsi: پدر؛ مادر |
 Finnish: vanhempi |
 French: père (ou) mère |
 Hebrew: הוֹרֶה |
 Hindi: मां-बाप |
 Croatian: roditelj |
 Hungarian: szülő |
 Indonesian: orangtua |
 Icelandic: foreldri |
 Italian: padre, madre |
 Japanese: 親 |
 Korean: 부모 |
 Lithuanian: tėvas, motina, gimdytojas |
 Latvian: tēvs; māte |
 Malay: ibu atau bapa |
 Dutch: ouder |
 Norwegian: forelder, far eller mor |
 Polish: rodzić |
 Persian: پدر؛ مادر |
 Pashto: موروپلار |
 Portuguese: pai/mãe |
 Romanian: părinte |
 Russian: родитель(ница) |
 Slovak: rodič |
 Slovenian: mati, oče |
 Serbian: roditelj |
 Swedish: förälder |
 Thai: พ่อแม่ |
 Turkish: anne; baba |
 Taiwanese: 父，母 |
 Ukrainian: батько, мати |
 Urdu: باپ يا ماں |
 Vietnamese: cha; mẹ |
 Chinese: 父，母 |
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