parent
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biology
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
programming
sciences
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”).
Inflected forms:
form: parents
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: parents
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: parenting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: parented
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: parented
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
pos: noun
tags: in-plural
often
examples: After both her parents were killed in a forest fire, Sonia was adopted by her aunt and uncle.
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.
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 […]
The NHS is naturally pro-immunisation, reassuring parents that their babies can easily cope with these jabs.
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.
gloss: A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
pos: noun
tags: in-plural
often
gloss: A surrogate parent.
pos: noun
gloss: A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material.
pos: noun
gloss: A relative.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
gloss: The source or origin of something.
pos: noun
examples: Misery is often the parent of the most affecting touches in poetry.
Indolence and unalimentary food are the parents of this disease; but to neither are Indians accustomed.
gloss: An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
pos: noun
gloss: Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
pos: noun
tags: attributive
examples: 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.
gloss: Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
pos: noun
tags: attributive
examples: 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.
gloss: The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.
pos: noun
gloss: The nuclide that decays into a daughter nuclide.
pos: noun
gloss: To act as parent, to raise or rear.
pos: verb
examples: However, even with money and caregivers, the child is left without a parent and most likely without a plan for their emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being. A time will come when you will no longer be able to parent your child, period.
gloss: To provide a parent object for one or more other objects, which become the children.
pos: verb
Related words: antepartum
parous
-parous
post-partum
foster
Derived words: adoptive parent
alloparent
bioparent
birth parent
birthparent
bonus parent
buddy parent
co-parent
co-parent-in-law
cottage parent
curling parent
Disney parent
foreparent
foster parent
godparent
gold star parent
grandparent
guideparent
helicopter parent
heliparent
houseparent
interparent
iPad parent
merparent
midparent
misparented
multiparent
noncustodial parent
nonparent
omniparent
overparent
oversharent
parentage
parental
parent bug
parent company
parent compound
parentcraft
parentdom
parent drug
parentectomy
parentelic
parenter
parentese
parenthood
parenticide
parentification
parent-in-law
parentish
parentism
parentland
parent language
parentless
parentlike
parentlock
parently
parentness
parent nuclide
parent-offspring conflict
parent pointer tree
parentship
parent-teacher association
parent-teacher organization
parent-teacher-student association
parent-to-be
parent trigger
pawrent
pibling
plant parent
pollen parent
pre-parent
reparent
sharent
single parent
single-parent family
snowplow parent
solo parent
step-parent
stepparent
stereoparent
sugar parent
three-parent
transparent
underparent
unparent
parenting
parentize
parentify
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: абхша
roman: abxŝa
lang: Aghwan
word: 𐔱𐔼𐕀𐔰𐔾
roman: bixal
lang: Albanian
word: prind
lang: Arabic
word: وَالِد
roman: wālid
lang: Arabic
word: وَالِدَة
roman: wālida
lang: Arabic
word: وَالِدَان
roman: wālidān
lang: Arabic
word: اهل
roman: ahal
lang: Aramaic
word: ܝܠܘܕܐ
roman: yālōḏā
lang: Aramaic
word: ܝܠܘܕܬܐ
roman: yālōḏtā
lang: Armenian
word: ծնող
roman: cnoġ
lang: Aromanian
word: pãrinti
lang: Aromanian
word: pãrinte
lang: Aromanian
word: printi
lang: Aromanian
word: printe
lang: Avar
word: эбел
roman: ebel
lang: Avar
word: эмен
roman: emen
lang: Azerbaijani
word: valideyn
lang: Azerbaijani
word: ata-ana
lang: Azerbaijani
word: ana-ata
lang: Bashkir
word: ата-әсә
roman: ata-əsə
lang: Basque
word: guraso
lang: Belarusian
word: ба́цька
roman: bácʹka
lang: Belarusian
word: радзі́цель
roman: radzícjelʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: радзі́целька
roman: radzícjelʹka
lang: Bengali
word: পিতামাতা
roman: pitamata
lang: Central Bikol
word: magurang
lang: Bulgarian
word: роди́тел
roman: rodítel
lang: Bulgarian
word: роди́телка
roman: rodítelka
lang: Burmese
word: မိဘ
roman: mi.bha.
lang: Catalan
word: progenitor
lang: Catalan
word: genitor
lang: Catalan
word: pares
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 親 /亲
roman: can¹
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 父母
roman: fu⁶ mou⁵
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 親 /亲
roman: qīn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 父母
roman: fùmǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 家長 /家长
roman: jiāzhǎng
lang: Czech
word: rodič
lang: Danish
word: forælder
lang: Dutch
word: ouder
lang: Ese
word: ohoma
lang: Esperanto
word: gepatro
lang: Esperanto
word: patro
lang: Estonian
word: vanem
lang: Finnish
word: vanhempi
lang: French
word: parent
lang: French
word: géniteur
lang: French
word: génitrice
lang: Friulian
word: genitôr
lang: Galician
word: pai
lang: Georgian
word: მშობელი
roman: mšobeli
lang: German
word: Elternteil
lang: German
word: Elter
lang: Gothic
word: 𐌱𐌴𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌾𐍉𐍃
roman: bērusjōs
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽
roman: fadrein
lang: Greek
word: γονέας
roman: gonéas
lang: Greek
word: γεννήτορας
roman: gennítoras
lang: Ancient Greek
word: γονεύς
roman: goneús
lang: Greenlandic
word: angajoqqaaq
lang: Hawaiian
word: makua
lang: Hebrew
word: הוֹרֶה
roman: horé
lang: Hindi
word: माता-पिता
roman: mātā-pitā
lang: Hindi
word: माँ-बाप
roman: mā̃-bāp
lang: Hungarian
word: szülő
lang: Icelandic
word: foreldri
lang: Ido
word: genitoro
lang: Interlingua
word: parente
lang: Interlingua
word: genitor
lang: Irish
word: tuismitheoir
lang: Italian
word: genitore
lang: Italian
word: genitrice
lang: Japanese
word: 親
roman: oya
lang: Japanese
word: 父母
roman: fubo
lang: Japanese
word: 両親
roman: ryōshin
lang: Kapampangan
word: pengari
lang: Kashmiri
word: مول موج
roman: mōl mōj
lang: Khmer
word: ឪពុក
roman: ʼəwpuk
lang: Khmer
word: ម្ដាយ
roman: mdaay
lang: Khmer
word: ឪពុកម្ដាយ
roman: ʼəwpuk mdaay
lang: Kikuyu
word: mũciari
lang: Korean
word: 부모
roman: bumo
lang: Korean
word: 어버이
roman: eobeoi
lang: Korean
word: 부모님
roman: bumonim
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: dêbav
lang: Ladino
word: jenitor
lang: Lao
word: ພໍ່ແມ່
roman: phǭ mǣ
lang: Latgalian
word: dzymdynuotuoji
lang: Latgalian
word: tāvs
lang: Latgalian
word: muote
lang: Latin
word: parēns
lang: Latin
word: genitor
lang: Latvian
word: vecāki
lang: Latvian
word: tēvs
lang: Latvian
word: māte
lang: Lithuanian
word: tėvai
lang: Livonian
word: vanbizt
lang: Louisiana Creole
word: paren
lang: Low German
word: Öllern
lang: Luhya
word: omsasi
lang: Lutuv
word: nungpaa
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Elteren
lang: Macedonian
word: родител
roman: roditel
lang: Macedonian
word: родителка
roman: roditelka
lang: Malay
word: ibu bapa
lang: Malay
word: emak ayah
lang: Brunei Malay
word: indung
lang: Manchu
word: ᠠᠮᠠ ᡝᠮᡝ
roman: ama eme
lang: Māori
word: matua
lang: South Marquesan
word: motua
lang: Niuean
word: motua
lang: Norman
word: parent
lang: Norman
word: pathent
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: forelder
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: forelder
lang: Old Occitan
word: parent
lang: Church Slavic
word: родител҄ь
roman: roditelʹĭ
lang: Old English
word: ieldra
lang: Old Norse
word: forellri
lang: Iranian Persian
word: مَنْبَع
roman: manba'
lang: Iranian Persian
word: والِدِیْن
roman: vâledeyn
lang: Polish
word: rodzic
lang: Portuguese
word: pai
lang: Portuguese
word: genitor
lang: Portuguese
word: progenitor
lang: Rapa Nui
word: matu'a
lang: Rarotongan
word: matua
lang: Romanian
word: părinte
lang: Romansh
word: genitur
lang: Russian
word: роди́тель
roman: rodítelʹ
lang: Russian
word: роди́тельница
roman: rodítelʹnica
lang: Russian
word: пре́док
roman: prédok
lang: Northern Sami
word: váhnen
lang: Northern Sami
word: vánhen
lang: Samoan
word: matua
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: pàrant
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ро̀дитељ
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: родитѐљица
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ròditelj
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: roditèljica
lang: Sicilian
word: ginituri
lang: Sinhalese
word: මව්පිය
roman: mawpiya
lang: Slovak
word: rodič
lang: Slovene
word: starš
lang: Slovene
word: roditelj
lang: Somali
word: waalid
lang: Spanish
word: padre
lang: Spanish
word: madre
lang: Spanish
word: progenitor
lang: Spanish
word: xadre
lang: Swahili
word: mzazi
lang: Swedish
word: förälder
lang: Tagalog
word: magulang
lang: Tahitian
word: metua
lang: Tetum
word: aman
lang: Thai
word: พ่อแม่
roman: pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
lang: Tibetan
word: ཕ་མ
roman: pha ma
lang: Tok Pisin
word: papamama
lang: Tongan
word: motuʻa
lang: Tongan
word: mātuʻa
lang: Tswana
word: motsadi (1/2)
lang: Turkish
word: ebeveyn
lang: Turkish
word: anne-baba
lang: Tuvan
word: ада-ие
roman: ada-ie
lang: Ukrainian
word: роди́тель
roman: rodýtelʹ
lang: Ukrainian
word: ба́тько
roman: bátʹko
lang: Ukrainian
word: батьки́
roman: batʹký
lang: Ukrainian
word: роди́телька
roman: rodýtelʹka
lang: Urdu
word: والِدَین
roman: vālidain
lang: Urdu
word: والِد
roman: vālid
lang: Urdu
word: والِدَہ
roman: vālida
lang: Urdu
word: ماں باپ
roman: mā̃ bāp
lang: Vietnamese
word: phụ huynh
lang: Volapük
word: pal
lang: Volapük
word: hipal
lang: Volapük
word: jipal
lang: Waray-Waray
word: kag-anak
lang: Welsh
word: rhiant
lang: Welsh
word: rhieni
lang: Winnebago
word: xʼooke
lang: Zande
word: gume
lang: Armenian
word: ծնող
roman: cnoġ
lang: Azerbaijani
word: valideyn
lang: Bulgarian
word: насто́йник
roman: nastójnik
lang: Bulgarian
word: опеку́н
roman: opekún
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 監護人 /监护人
roman: jiānhùrén
lang: Czech
word: poručník
lang: Czech
word: poručníce
lang: Dutch
word: ouder
lang: Finnish
word: vanhempi
lang: Finnish
word: ottovanhempi
lang: Georgian
word: მშობელი
roman: mšobeli
lang: German
word: Elternteil
lang: German
word: Eltern
lang: Greek
word: γονέας
roman: gonéas
lang: Hindi
word: अभिभावक
roman: abhibhāvak
lang: Irish
word: tuismitheoir
lang: Japanese
word: 保護者
roman: hogosha
lang: Japanese
word: 養父母
roman: yōfubo
lang: Kapampangan
word: pengari
lang: Korean
word: 보호자
roman: bohoja
lang: Lithuanian
word: globėjas
lang: Lithuanian
word: rūpintojas
lang: Lithuanian
word: patėvis
lang: Old English
word: ieldra
lang: Polish
word: opiekun
lang: Polish
word: opiekunka
lang: Portuguese
word: pai
lang: Russian
word: опеку́н
roman: opekún
lang: Russian
word: попечи́тель
roman: popečítelʹ
lang: Russian
word: попечи́тельница
roman: popečítelʹnica
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: pàrant
lang: Swedish
word: förälder
lang: Tagalog
word: magulang
lang: Tok Pisin
word: papamama
lang: Turkish
word: ebeveyn
lang: Turkish
word: veli
lang: Volapük
word: daoptan
lang: Volapük
word: hidaoptan
lang: Volapük
word: jidaoptan
lang: Volapük
word: kälan
lang: Volapük
word: hikälan
lang: Volapük
word: jikälan