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   Par·ent

   /ˈper(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a father or mother: "the parents of the bride" Similar motherfatherbirth/biological parentadoptive mother/fathersurrogate motherfoster-parentfoster-motherfoster-fatherstepparentstepmotherstepfatherguardiansingle 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 younger 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. Similar sourceorigingenesisoriginatorrootfountaincauseauthorarchitectprecursorforerunnerpredecessorantecedentforebearancestorliterary:wellspringrare:radix
   • ▪ an organization or company that owns or controls a number of subsidiary organizations or companies: "policy considerations were determined largely by the parent institution"

   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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