Definitions for Parent
ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-par·ent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.1 / 7 votes

1. parentnoun

   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. parentverb

   an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

3. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parentverb

   bring up

   "raise a family"; "bring up children"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. parentnoun

   One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

2. parentnoun

   A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.

3. parentnoun

   A relative.

4. parentnoun

   The source or origin of something.

5. parentnoun

   An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.

6. parentnoun

   A parent company.

7. parentnoun

   The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.

8. parentverb

   To act as parent, to raise or rear.

9. Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARENTnoun

   A father or mother.

   Etymology: parent, Fr. parens, Latin.

   All true virtues are to honour true religion as their parent, and all well-ordered commonweales to love her as their chiefest stay. Richard Hooker.

   As a publick parent of the state,
   My justice, and thy crime, requires thy fate. Dryden.

   In vain on the dissembl’d mother’s tongue
   Had cunning art, and sly persuasion hung;
   And real care in vain and native love
   In the true parent’s panting breast had strove. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parent

   A parent is an individual who has offspring, typically a biological or adoptive mother or father. A parent is responsible for the care, protection, and nurturing of their child or children, providing them with love, guidance, support, and basic needs such as food, shelter, and education. Parenting involves various roles and responsibilities in the physical, emotional, and cognitive development of a child, ensuring their well-being and preparing them for adulthood.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Parentnoun

   one who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother

2. Parentnoun

   that which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice

3. Etymology: [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Parent

   A parent is a caretaker of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is of a child. Children can have one or more parents, but they must have two biological parents. Biological parents consist of the male who sired the child and the female who gave birth to the child. In all human societies, the biological mother and father are both responsible for raising their young. However, some parents may not be biologically related to their children. An adoptive parent is one who nurtures and raises the offspring of the biological parents but is not actually biologically related to the child. Children without adoptive parents can be raised by their grandparents or other family members. A parent can also be elaborated as an ancestor removed one generation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Parent

   pār′ent, n. one who begets or brings forth: a father or a mother: one who, or that which, produces: an author: a cause.—n. Par′entage, descent from parents: birth: extraction: rank or character derived from one's parents or ancestors: relation of parents to their children.—adj. Parent′al, pertaining to, or becoming, parents: affectionate: tender.—adv. Parent′ally.—ns. Par′enthood, state of being a parent: duty or feelings of a parent; Parent′icide, one who kills a parent.—adj. Par′entless, without a parent. [Fr., 'kinsman'—L. parens, for pariens, -entis, pr.p. of parĕre, to bring forth.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parent

   A male and female who cocreate a child together.

   Their parents are so valued, loved and respected.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Parent is ranked #3225 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Parent surname appeared 11,193 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Parent.
   
   92.7% or 10,376 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 223 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 213 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 198 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 100 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 83 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Genitor

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Parent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2824

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Parent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2303

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Parent' in Nouns Frequency: #183

Anagrams for Parent »

1. enrapt

2. entrap

3. panter

4. trepan

5. arpent

6. pretan

How to pronounce Parent?

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 Parent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Parent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Parent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Parent in a Sentence

1. Houston Texans:

   I understand the whole circumstance is very difficult, especially for the women’s side – the fans in this community. I’m not naive to that, i know these allegations are very, very serious but like I mentioned before, I’ve never assaulted any woman. I never disrespected any woman. I was raised by a single parent mom … that’s who raised me.

2. Donald Trump:

   I think you'd admit that the things you say when you're in a certain situation without the requisite experience that may come later shouldn't be held against you, you may have great ideas about what it means to be a parent, but you have no idea what it means to bear the responsibility once you have children. This is the same situation.

3. Amy Loper:

   Society is in such a downward spiral and everyone is willing to go along on the ride instead of trying to bring up their kids and actually parent.

4. Christopher Kocher:

   Especially early on the pandemic, you didn’t get to say goodbye. You didn’t get to be in the hospital. You didn’t get to hold their hand. That loss impacts you dramatically and sits with you for a really long time, when that loss is for a young person, someone who’s losing a parent, it’s a really different kind of loss.

5. Sarah Kate Ellis:

   They tap into the worst anxieties of any parent.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Parent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Parent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Parent
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Parent
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Parent
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html