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- Dictionaryparent/ˈpɛːrənt/
noun
- 1. a person's father or mother: "the parents of the bride" Similar
verb
- 1. be or act as a parent to (a child): "all children are special to those who parent them"
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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.
PARENT definition: 1. a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who looks after a person in the same way…. Learn more.
Your parents are your mother and father, or someone who looks after you as a parent would. Children need their parents. This is where a lot of parents go wrong.
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.
a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who takes care of a person in the same way that a parent does: I'm going to meet Richard's parents for the first time this weekend. Colorado is currently experiencing a shortage of foster parents. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. your parents.
Definition of parent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Parent definition: a father or a mother.. See examples of PARENT used in a sentence.
Define parent. parent synonyms, parent pronunciation, parent translation, English dictionary definition of parent. n. 1. a. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm or a male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child or the birth...
PARENT definition: 1. your mother or father: 2. relating to a parent: . Learn more.
pertaining to an organism, cell, or complex molecular structure that generates or produces another: parent cell; parent DNA. verb (used with object) to be or act as parent of: to parent children with both love and discipline.
