Definitions for parents
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Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. parents(Noun)

   one's mother and father

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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, entraps, Napster, panters, pastern, trepans

How to pronounce parents?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Christopher Anderson:

   One is a recognition that it does not matter who the perpetrator is or what the circumstances are. A teacher has absolutely no business engaging in sexual contact with a student, the second is a shift in the culture where boys and their parents are feeling empowered to come forward to say that something has been done.

2. Aharon Appelfeld:

   People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.

3. Polk County:

   The victims, their parents and their families deserve for us to solve this sooner rather than later.

4. Geraldo Parrilla:

   Attorney Josh Koskoff has met with parents about legal action.

5. Robin Smith:

   Parents who don't care for themselves properly increase the likelihood that their children will encounter a version of their parent that will terrify and/or upset them, your children benefit from having more access to the best parts of you. These will be switched on more often and for longer durations when you are properly caring for your needs.

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