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   parent

   /ˈpɛːrənt/

   noun

   • 1. a person's father or mother: "the parents of the bride" Similar motherfatherbirth/biological parentadoptive mother/fathersurrogate motherfoster-parentfoster-motherfoster-fatherstep-parentstepmotherstepfatherguardiansingle parentlone parentco-parentinformal:one's old manone's old womanone's old ladyrare:begetterprocreatorprogenitorprogenitressprogenitrixgenitorpaterinformal:rents
   • ▪ a forefather or ancestor: "God's hand had written in the hearts of our first parents all the rules of good"
   • ▪ an animal or plant from which new ones are derived: "stems will root down, creating a new crown near the parent"
   • ▪ a source or origin of a smaller or less important part: "some of the whetstones have been transported up to 400 km from the parent rock" Similar sourceorigingenesisoriginatorrootfountaincauseauthorarchitectprecursorforerunnerpredecessorantecedentforebearancestorliterary:wellspringrare:radix
   • ▪ an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries: "policy considerations were determined largely by the parent company"

   verb

   • 1. be or act as a parent to (a child): "all children are special to those who parent them"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin parent- ‘bringing forth’, from the verb parere. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. parentless adjective

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   • The meaning of PARENT is one that begets or brings forth offspring. How to use parent in a sentence.

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   • The parent animal, plant, or organism of a particular animal, plant or organism is the one that it comes from or is produced by. Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 4. 5. a. b. a. b. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Who are your parents?

   • Your mom and your dad are your parents, and one of their jobs is to parent you. We're all born to parents, and many of us also have step parents, foster parents, or adoptive parents who parent us. You might also use parent to talk about plants and animals; maybe your new puppy's parents were dog show champions, for example.

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   1. a. : one that begets or brings forth offspring. just became parents of twins. b. : a person who brings up and cares for another. foster parents. 2. a. : an animal or plant that is regarded in relation to its offspring. The parent brings food to the chicks. b. : the material or source from which something is derived.

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   A parent is a mother or father. Your mom and your dad are your parents, and one of their jobs is to parent you. We're all born to parents, and many of us also have step parents, foster parents, or adoptive parents who parent us.

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