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PARENT
parent
(noun) an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
parent
(noun) 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
rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
(verb) look after a child until it is an adult; “raise a family”; “bring up children”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
parent (plural parents)
One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. [from 15th c.]
Synonym: progenitor
Antonyms: child, offspring
Hyponyms: father, mother
A surrogate mother
A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
(obsolete) A relative. [15th-18th c.]
The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]
(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]
(attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
A parent company. [from 20th c.]
(computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node. [from 20th c.]
Synonym: mother
Antonym: child
Verb
parent (third-person singular simple present parents, present participle parenting, simple past and past participle parented)
To act as parent, to raise or rear.
Synonyms: raise, rear
Anagrams
• -pteran, Parten, arpent, enrapt, entrap, panter, trepan
Source: Wiktionary
Par"ent, n. Etym: [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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