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Pronunciation
- pâʹrənt (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpæː.renʈ/ (India)
- /ˈpɛəɹənt/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- pârʹənt (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈpeːɹənt/ (Australia)
- /ˈpɛː.reɳʈ/ (India)
- /ˈpɛːɹənt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (Australia) audio
- pĕrʹənt General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈpeɾənt/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio Mmmm
- /ˈpæɹənt/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈpɛɹənt/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- părʹənt (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈpeː.reɳʈ/ (India)
- /ˈpɜːɹənt/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /ˈpɛəɹənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpeəɹənt/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- (UK) audio
- /ˈpiəɹənt/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
Etymology
From Middle English parent, borrowed from Anglo-Norman parent, Middle French parent, from Latin parentem, accusative of parēns (“parent”), present participle of pariō (“to breed, bring forth”).
Meanings
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(in-plural, often) A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
my trust / Like a good parent, did beget of him / A falsehood in it's contrarie, as great / As my trust was, which had indeede no limit, / A confidence sans bound.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:The NHS is naturally pro-immunisation, reassuring parents that their babies can easily cope with these jabs.
2005 August 24, Siobhan O'Neill, The Guardian:It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries.
2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021, page 19:After both her parents were killed in a forest fire, Sonia was adopted by her aunt and uncle.
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind […]
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 9:19–20:
- (in-plural, often) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
- A surrogate parent.
- A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material.
- (obsolete) A relative.
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The source or origin of something.
Indolence and unalimentary food are the parents of this disease; but to neither are Indians accustomed.
1789, The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, volume 68, page 341:Misery is often the parent of the most affecting touches in poetry.
1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia:
- An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
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(attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.
1944, Miles Burton, The Three Corpse Trick, chapter 5:
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(attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector. ▸ A parent company.
The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them[…]is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.[…]current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate[…]“stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled.
2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:
- The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.
- The nuclide that decays into a daughter nuclide.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parents | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
co-parent-in-law · parent-in-law · three-parent · bonus parent · foster parent · plant parent · underparent · parentship · overparent · parentlike · oversharent · transparent · pawrent · misparented · single-parent family · parent bug · houseparent · birth parent · curling parent · parent language · parentless · co-parent · stereoparent · parentlock · parent nuclide · heliparent · parent pointer tree · Disney parent · parenticide · parental · snowplow parent · parentelic · sharent · interparent · parent-teacher association · bioparent · nonparent · buddy parent · pollen parent · noncustodial parent · helicopter parent · godparent · single parent · gold star parent · parentage · parent compound · pibling · parentification · unparent · reparent · parent company · pre-parent · parent-teacher-student association · parentcraft · parent trigger · alloparent · merparent · adoptive parent · multiparent · parent drug · parentness · grandparent · guideparent · parenter · parent-teacher organization · sugar parent · parentectomy · parentland · foreparent · parent-offspring conflict · parently · midparent · solo parent · stepparent · iPad parent · cottage parent · parenthood · parentism · parentdom · birthparent · omniparent · parent class · parentese · parent-to-be · step-parent · parentish
Relateds
parous · -parous · antepartum · post-partum
Synonyms
genitor · mother · progenitor
Translations (265)
tyv ада-ие (person from whom one is descended) · de Elter (person from whom one is descended) · av эмен (person from whom one is descended) · lad jenitor (person from whom one is descended) · km ឪពុកម្ដាយ (person from whom one is descended) · eu guraso (person from whom one is descended) · pt progenitor (person from whom one is descended) · bcl magurang (person from whom one is descended) · lv vecāki (person from whom one is descended) · de Elternteil (person from whom one is descended) · cy rhieni (person from whom one is descended) · km ម្ដាយ (person from whom one is descended) · ru роди́тельница (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ja 親 (computing: object from which a child or derived object is descended) · lb Elteren (person from whom one is descended) · vo jikälan (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · sw mzazi (source or origin of something) · ru роди́тель (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · nn forelder (person from whom one is descended) · fi ottovanhempi (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · hy ծնող (person from whom one is descended) · ca progenitor (person from whom one is descended) · cmn 監護人 /监护人 (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · nb forelder (person from whom one is descended) · ja 保護者 (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · ltg muote (person from whom one is descended) · lou paren (person from whom one is descended) · gd pàrant (person from whom one is descended) · ca pares (person from whom one is descended) · ms emak ayah (person from whom one is descended) · nl ouder (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · gd pàrant (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · mi matua (person from whom one is descended) · mcq ohoma (person from whom one is descended) · war kag-anak (person from whom one is descended) · io genitoro (person from whom one is descended) · ca mare (source or origin of something) · sm matua (person from whom one is descended) · syc ܝܠܘܕܐ (person from whom one is descended) · es madre (person from whom one is descended) · tr ebeveyn (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · yue 父母 (person from whom one is descended) · fur genitôr (person from whom one is descended) · es xadre (person from whom one is descended) · uk роди́тель (person from whom one is descended) · az ana-ata (person from whom one is descended) · fi vanhempi (person from whom one is descended) · sh roditèljica (person from whom one is descended) · my မိဘ (person from whom one is descended) · km ឪពុក (person from whom one is descended) · to motuʻa (person from whom one is descended) · tpi papamama (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · vo jidaoptan (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · vo hipal (person from whom one is descended) · pt pai (person from whom one is descended) · sw mzazi (person from whom one is descended) · zne gume (person from whom one is descended) · fr parent (person from whom one is descended) · fa-ira مَنْبَع (person from whom one is descended) · de Eltern (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · ar وَالِدَان (person from whom one is descended) · de Mutterpfanze (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · fr génitrice (person from whom one is descended) · hy ծնող (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · cs poručníce (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · vo hikälan (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · rm genitur (person from whom one is descended) · nl bron (source or origin of something) · ltg tāvs (person from whom one is descended) · ko 부모님 (person from whom one is descended) · vi mẹ (computing: object from which a child or derived object is descended) · ru исто́чник (source or origin of something) · rup pãrinte (person from whom one is descended) · de Vatertier (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · tn motsadi (1/2) (person from whom one is descended) · bg насто́йник (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · pl rodzic (person from whom one is descended) · cmn 家長 /家长 (person from whom one is descended) · tl magulang (person from whom one is descended) · ja 両親 (person from whom one is descended) · vo kälan (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · scn ginituri (person from whom one is descended) · ca genitor (person from whom one is descended) · be радзі́цель (person from whom one is descended) · cs poručník (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · kmr dêbav (person from whom one is descended) · el γονέας (person from whom one is descended) · cs rodič (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ja 親 (person from whom one is descended) · cmn 父母 (person from whom one is descended) · tl magulang (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · xag 𐔱𐔼𐕀𐔰𐔾 (person from whom one is descended) · eo patro (person from whom one is descended) · el γονέας (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · grc γονεύς (person from whom one is descended) · ja 親 (source or origin of something) · sk rodič (person from whom one is descended) · pl opiekun (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · ty metua (person from whom one is descended) · de Vaterpflanze (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · cy rhiant (person from whom one is descended) · rap matu'a (person from whom one is descended) · non forellri (person from whom one is descended) · it genitrice (person from whom one is descended) · bg изто́чник (source or origin of something) · ks مول موج (person from whom one is descended) · se vánhen (person from whom one is descended) · mk родител (person from whom one is descended) · ru попечи́тельница (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · kxd indung (person from whom one is descended) · es padre (person from whom one is descended) · ki mũciari (person from whom one is descended) · he הוֹרֶה (person from whom one is descended) · de Vater (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ja 養父母 (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · liv vanbizt (person from whom one is descended) · de Elternteil (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · vi phụ huynh (person from whom one is descended) · fa-ira والِدِیْن (person from whom one is descended) · eo gepatro (person from whom one is descended) · la parēns (person from whom one is descended) · sq prind (person from whom one is descended) · sv förälder (person from whom one is descended) · rup printi (person from whom one is descended) · th พ่อแม่ (person from whom one is descended) · cs rodič (person from whom one is descended) · sh ròditelj (person from whom one is descended) · sl starš (person from whom one is descended) · ru попечи́тель (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · de männliche Elternpflanze (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ru причи́на (source or origin of something) · vo hidaoptan (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · lo ພໍ່ແມ່ (person from whom one is descended) · ang ieldra (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · lt rūpintojas (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · sl roditelj (person from whom one is descended) · kl angajoqqaaq (person from whom one is descended) · ab абхша (person from whom one is descended) · mk родителка (person from whom one is descended) · luy omsasi (person from whom one is descended) · rup pãrinti (person from whom one is descended) · hy աղբյուր (source or origin of something) · be ба́цька (person from whom one is descended) · cu родител҄ь (person from whom one is descended) · pt genitor (person from whom one is descended) · bg опеку́н (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · got 𐌱𐌴𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌾𐍉𐍃 (person from whom one is descended) · sh родитѐљица (person from whom one is descended) · bo ཕ་མ (person from whom one is descended) · vo daoptan (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · nl ouder (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · pam pengari (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · tr anne-baba (person from whom one is descended) · win xʼooke (person from whom one is descended) · vo jipal (person from whom one is descended) · mhr ава (computing: object from which a child or derived object is descended) · ur والِدَین (person from whom one is descended) · ga tuismitheoir (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · de Mutter (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · tet aman (person from whom one is descended) · ro părinte (person from whom one is descended) · ar وَالِدَة (person from whom one is descended) · cmn 親 /亲 (person from whom one is descended) · afb اهل (person from whom one is descended) · it genitore (person from whom one is descended) · ca pare (source or origin of something) · ru опеку́н (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · da ophav (source or origin of something) · tr ebeveyn (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · vo pal (person from whom one is descended) · gl pai (person from whom one is descended) · el γεννήτορας (person from whom one is descended) · ru роди́тельница (person from whom one is descended) · so waalid (person from whom one is descended) · de Elternpflanze (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ia genitor (person from whom one is descended) · pl opiekunka (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · pam pengari (person from whom one is descended) · clt nungpaa (person from whom one is descended) · hi माता-पिता (person from whom one is descended) · hy ծնող (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · to mātuʻa (person from whom one is descended) · fi syntyperä (source or origin of something) · ia parente (person from whom one is descended) · fi vanhempi (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ru роди́тель (person from whom one is descended) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 (person from whom one is descended) · sh ро̀дитељ (person from whom one is descended) · rup printe (person from whom one is descended) · niu motua (person from whom one is descended) · ka მშობელი (person from whom one is descended) · az ata-ana (person from whom one is descended) · de Muttertier (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · uk ба́тько (person from whom one is descended) · hi माँ-बाप (person from whom one is descended) · nrf parent (person from whom one is descended) · ko 어버이 (person from whom one is descended) · kmr bavan (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ga tuismitheoir (person from whom one is descended) · de weibliches Elterntier (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · yue 親 /亲 (person from whom one is descended) · bg дъ́ртите (person from whom one is descended) · lt patėvis (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · da forælder (person from whom one is descended) · ba ата-әсә (person from whom one is descended) · bg роди́тел (person from whom one is descended) · sv förälder (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · la genitor (person from whom one is descended) · ar وَالِد (person from whom one is descended) · tpi papamama (person from whom one is descended) · ko 보호자 (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · az valideyn (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · tr veli (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · et vanem (person from whom one is descended) · pro parent (person from whom one is descended) · is foreldri (person from whom one is descended) · mnc ᠠᠮᠠ ᡝᠮᡝ (person from whom one is descended) · av эбел (person from whom one is descended) · tr ebeveyn (person from whom one is descended) · si මව්පිය (person from whom one is descended) · az valideyn (person from whom one is descended) · de Elterntier (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · de männliches Elterntier (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · pt pai (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · ja 父母 (person from whom one is descended) · fr géniteur (person from whom one is descended) · lv tēvs (person from whom one is descended) · pt pai (source or origin of something) · ms ibu bapa (person from whom one is descended) · ka მშობელი (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · uk батьки́ (person from whom one is descended) · pl roślina mateczna (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · lv māte (person from whom one is descended) · nl ouder (source or origin of something) · de weibliche Elternpflanze (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · ur والِد (person from whom one is descended) · nl ouder (computing: object from which a child or derived object is descended) · nrf pathent (person from whom one is descended) · hi अभिभावक (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · nl ouder (person from whom one is descended) · fi vanhempi (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · az valideyn (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · es progenitor (person from whom one is descended) · mqm motua (person from whom one is descended) · uk роди́телька (person from whom one is descended) · bn পিতামাতা (person from whom one is descended) · rar matua (person from whom one is descended) · syc ܝܠܘܕܬܐ (person from whom one is descended) · se váhnen (person from whom one is descended) · nds-de Öllern (person from whom one is descended) · cs zdroj (source or origin of something) · pt mãe (source or origin of something) · ja 親 (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) · lt tėvai (person from whom one is descended) · ko 부모 (person from whom one is descended) · lt globėjas (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian) · ltg dzymdynuotuoji (person from whom one is descended) · ru пре́док (person from whom one is descended) · ang ieldra (person from whom one is descended) · ur والِدَہ (person from whom one is descended) · hu szülő (person from whom one is descended) · ur ماں باپ (person from whom one is descended) · haw makua (person from whom one is descended) · be радзі́целька (person from whom one is descended) · sw mzazi (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended)