parent Hear it!

Jump To: synonymsSynonyms · examplesUsage Examples · quotesQuotes · linkLink/Cite
Also found in: medicalAH Medical Dictionary
parent definition

par·ent (per′ənt, par′-)

noun

  1. a mother or father
  2. a progenitor or ancestor
  3. any animal, organism, or plant in relation to its offspring
  4. anything from which other things are derived; source; origin

Etymology: OFr < L parens, parent, orig. prp. of parere, to beget: see -parous

adjective

  1. ☆ designating a corporation in relation to a subsidiary that it owns and controls
  2. designating anything in relation to something for which it is the source other books based on this parent work

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to be or act as the parent (of)

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

medical parent definition - medical

parent Synonyms

parent

n.

father, mother, foster parent, foster father, foster mother, stepparent, stepfather, stepmother, immediate forebear, procreator, progenitor, sire, the one from whom one has one's being; see also father 1, mother 1, origin 3.


parent

v.

raise, rear, foster, bring up; see raise 2.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

parent Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bereave: Medical experts have claimed that bereaved parents who have recently lost a child are at a greater risk of suicide.

Adjective modifier

  • lone: Some offer lower rates for a second child or for lone parents.

Modifies a noun

  • governor: Academies have fewer parent governors than the community schools they may replace.

Noun used with modifier

  • birth: Both her birth parents and her adoptive parents have died.

Possessives

  • divorce: Their conditions are reportedly also the cause of their parents ' divorce.

Preposition: of

  • child: Parents of children in Year 3 of St. Mary's school will receive a letter giving details.
parent usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

parent quotes

I always say that a successful parent is one who raises a child so that they can pay for their own psychoanalysis.

-Ephron, Nora

The parent who could see his boyas he really is, would shake his head and say: 'Willie is no good; I'll sell him.'

-Leacock, Stephen Butler

A man can be a parent without knowing it: a woman cannot.

-Muir,Willa (Wilhelmina) Johnstone ne¤  e  Anderson also

parent quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"parent." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/parent>

APA Style

parent. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/parent

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment