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parent
[ pair-uhnt, par- ]
noun
- a father or a mother.
- an ancestor, precursor, or progenitor.
- a source, origin, or cause.
- a protector or guardian.
- Biology. any organism that produces or generates another.
- Physics. the first nuclide in a radioactive series.
adjective
- being the original source:
a parent organization.
- Biology. pertaining to an organism, cell, or complex molecular structure that generates or produces another:
parent cell;
parent DNA.
verb (used with object)
- to be or act as parent of:
to parent children with both love and discipline.
parent
/ ˈ±èɛə°ùÉ™²Ô³Ù /
noun
- a father or mother
- a person acting as a father or mother; guardian
- rare.an ancestor
- a source or cause
- an organism or organization that has produced one or more organisms or organizations similar to itself
- ( as modifier )
a parent organism
- physics chem
- a precursor, such as a nucleus or compound, of a derived entity
- ( as modifier )
a parent ion
a parent nucleus
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è²¹°ù±ð²Ô³Ù³ó´Ç´Ç»å, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±è²¹°ùIJԳ٠noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parent1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parent1
Example Sentences
Other than "a bit of the usual trauma" in her teenage years, she remembers her parents as a "very good, loving" couple who "did everything they could and always encouraged me".
These films have run the gamut — sometimes focusing on the survivors, sometimes on the shooters, sometimes on the parents — and likewise their strategies have varied, either promising catharsis, hope or insight.
A source confirmed to People that the couple’s baby was born six weeks ago and the parents “couldn’t be happier to expand their family.â€
It is currently running a consultation on potentially changing ratios for how many children should be under the care of one registered childminder, and urged parents and people from across the childcare sector to respond.
Improvements touted by the county include bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes like MacLaren Children’s Center.
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