About The Word Parent

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Parent

Parent Meaning & Definition
Parent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parent?

[n] a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
[v] bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Parent: bring up | nurture | raise | rear

Related Terms | Find terms related to Parent: agent | ancestor | ancestorial | ancestral | ancestress | author | begetter | beginner | catalyst | causer | creator | effector | engenderer | father | fatherlike | fatherly | generator | grandfatherly | grandmotherly | grandparent | grandparental | guardian | inspirer | instigator | maker | mater | materfamilias | maternal | mother | motherlike | motherly | mover | origin | originator | parental | pater | paterfamilias | paternal | patriarchal | prime mover | primum mobile | procreator | producer | progenitor | progenitress | progenitrix | root | sire | source | stepfather | stepmother

See Also | adopter | adoptive parent | begetter | cradle | family | family unit | father | female parent | fledge | foster | genitor | grow up | male parent | mother | stepparent

Parent In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"ent\, n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. ? to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi. 1. 2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. Regular industry is the parent of sobriety. --Channing. {Parent cell}. (Biol.) See {Mother cell}, under {Mother}, also {Cytula}. {Parent nucleus} (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See {Karyokinesis}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}.

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