What does parent mean?
Definitions for parent
ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-par·ent
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Princeton's WordNet
parent(noun)
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
parent(verb)
an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent(verb)
bring up
"raise a family"; "bring up children"
Wiktionary
parent(Noun)
One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
parent(Noun)
A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
parent(Noun)
A relative.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
parent(Noun)
The source or origin of something.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
parent(Noun)
An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
parent(Noun)
A parent company.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
parent(Noun)
The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
parent(Verb)
To act as parent, to raise or rear.
Etymology: From parent, parent, from parentem, accusative of parens, present participle of parere.
Webster Dictionary
Parent(noun)
one who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother
Etymology: [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.]
Parent(noun)
that which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice
Etymology: [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.]
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'parent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2824
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'parent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2303
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'parent' in Nouns Frequency: #183
Anagrams for parent »
enrapt, entrap, panter, trepan
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of parent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of parent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of parent in a Sentence
I'm from the South, whooping is, we do that all the time. Every black parent in the South is going to be in jail under those circumstances.
No stranger can get a great many notes of torture out of a human soul it takes one that knows it well -- parent, child, brother, sister, intimate.
Can't wait to work with Paramount, the talented Mark Bomback and Mary Parent!
I think Roy Moore is virulently anti-gay, the majority bent over backwards and went through legal gymnastics to not recognize the The Georgia adoption decree where this couple agreed the children would be raised jointly and parent them together.
Taking a child away from their parent and interfering with the basic constitutional right to family unity, that's about the most draconian thing you can do and it needs the most compelling reason possible, deterrence is a policy measure that uses these children as pawns and violates the basic fundamental notion of what's in the child's best interest.
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- والد, والدةArabic
- ата-әсәBashkir
- ба́цькаBelarusian
- роди́телBulgarian
- পেরেন্ট, অভিভাবকBengali
- rodič, zdrojCzech
- forælder, ophavDanish
- Elternteil, ElterGerman
- γονέας, γεννήτοραςGreek
- gepatro, patroEsperanto
- padreSpanish
- vanemEstonian
- syntyperä, vanhempi, ottovanhempi, kasvattaaFinnish
- géniteur, parent, génitriceFrench
- tuismitheoirIrish
- pàrantScottish Gaelic
- הוֹרֶהHebrew
- szülőHungarian
- ծնող, աղբյուրArmenian
- genitoroIdo
- foreldriIcelandic
- genitore, genitriceItalian
- הוֹרHebrew
- 親, 養父母Japanese
- angajoqqaaKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ឪពុកឬម្ដាយKhmer
- 조상Korean
- parēnsLatin
- tėvaiLithuanian
- vecāki, tēvs, māteLatvian
- matuaMāori
- ро́дителMacedonian
- ibu bapa, emak ayahMalay
- ouder, bronDutch
- forelderNorwegian
- rodzicPolish
- pai, genitorPortuguese
- geniturRomansh
- părinteRomanian
- родительница, источник, родитель, причинаRussian
- váhnen, vánhenNorthern Sami
- roditelj, родитељSerbo-Croatian
- මව්පියSinhala, Sinhalese
- rodičSlovak
- roditelj, staršSlovene
- matuaSamoan
- prindAlbanian
- förälderSwedish
- mzaziSwahili
- பெற்றோர்Tamil
- motsadiTswana
- motuʻaTonga (Tonga Islands)
- ebeveynTurkish
- metuaTahitian
- ба́тько, роди́тельUkrainian
- hikälan, hipal, kälan, jipal, daoptan, jikälan, hidaoptan, pal, jidaoptanVolapük
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