parent

US /ˈper.ənt/
UK /ˈper.ənt/
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a mother or father of a child

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Both parents attended the school meeting.
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She is a single parent raising two children.
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fathermotherguardianprogenitor
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an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived

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The offspring inherited traits from both parents.
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This new hybrid plant has a disease-resistant parent.
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ancestorforerunnerpredecessor
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to be a parent to (a child)

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It's challenging to parent teenagers.
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They learned how to better parent their children through workshops.
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raiserearbring upnurture
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parentingparentalparents-in-lawsingle parentfoster parentco-parentparental guidance