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par·ent (per′ənt, par′-)
noun
- a mother or father
- a progenitor or ancestor
- any animal, organism, or plant in relation to its offspring
- anything from which other things are derived; source; origin
Etymology: OFr < L parens, parent, orig. prp. of parere, to beget: see -parous
adjective
- ☆ designating a corporation in relation to a subsidiary that it owns and controls
- designating anything in relation to something for which it is the source other books based on this parent work
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Related Forms:
- parenthood par′·ent·hood′ noun
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
parent
n.
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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.
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I always say that a successful parent is one who raises a child so that they can pay for their own psychoanalysis.
The parent who could see his boyas he really is, would shake his head and say: 'Willie is no good; I'll sell him.'
A man can be a parent without knowing it: a woman cannot.
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