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Meaning of parent in English parentnoun [ C ] uk /ˈpeə.rənt/ us /ˈper.ənt/

parent noun [C] (MOTHER/FATHER)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who looks after a person in the same way that a parent does: I'm going to meet Richard's parents for the first time this weekend. Colorado is currently experiencing a shortage of foster parents. your parents
  • parentMy parents died when I was young.
  • biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
  • adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
  • motherHave you met my mother?
  • fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
  • mumUK My mum and dad go there every year.
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  • One of the joys of being a parent is watching the child's character develop.
  • As a parent you try to create a stable home environment for your children to grow up in.
  • Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.
  • My parents were rather annoyed that I hadn't told them about the accident.
  • He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.
Parents & children
  • baby mama
  • babyhood
  • babymoon
  • bastard
  • brat
  • fraternal twin
  • guardianship
  • identical twin
  • illegitimacy
  • offspring
  • orphan
  • parentage
  • parental
  • parentally
  • singleton
  • soccer mom
  • step-parent
  • the generation gap
  • triplet
  • tug of love
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parent noun [C] (COMPANY)

(also parent company) a company that owns one or more other companies: The subsidiary has issued shares that are guaranteed by its parent. The parent company is expected to spend $50 million in advertising this year. Mergers & acquisitions
  • absorb
  • acqui-hire
  • acquirable
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • acquisitive
  • buyout
  • conglomerate
  • counterattack
  • denationalization
  • denationalize
  • fire sale
  • growth-oriented
  • hive
  • hostile
  • monopoly
  • non-hostile
  • oligopoly
  • parent company
  • partnership
See more results » parentverb [ I or T ] uk /ˈpeə.rənt/ us /ˈper.ənt/ to raise a child as their parent: I think he was parented very well. Graham has parented about 65 foster children and adopted 11 of them. A lot of adoptive families are second-time-around families, people who've parented before and realize they can do it. Parenting & caring for children
  • adopt
  • adoptable
  • adopted
  • adoptee
  • adoption
  • childminder
  • childminding
  • co-parent
  • co-parenting
  • co-sleep
  • lawnmower parent
  • let down phrasal verb
  • looked-after
  • milestone
  • mothering
  • single parenting
  • sitter
  • skin to skin idiom
  • snowploughing
  • stay at home
See more results » (Definition of parent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

parent | American Dictionary

parentnoun [ C ] us /ˈpeər·ənt, ˈpær-/ Add to word list Add to word list a person who gives birth to or raises a child: His parents live in New York. biology A parent is also any animal or plant that produces another.

parental

adjective [ not gradable ] us /pəˈren·təl/ parental guidance

parenthood

noun [ U ] us /ˈpeər·əntˌhʊd, ˈpær-/ Just barely newlyweds, they now have to confront the harsh realities of parenthood. (Definition of parent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

parent | Business English

parentnoun [ C ]   FINANCE uk /ˈpeərənt/ us Add to word list Add to word list →  parent company (Definition of parent from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of parent

parent A small core of activists, men and women, came from families in which both parents were active in the labour movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus The level of religious practice was much higher among the activists' parents than it was for the respondents themselves. From the Cambridge English Corpus One is not committed to one's friend, one's parents, one's spouse, one's profession, and one's nation in the same always-absolute way. From the Cambridge English Corpus By 13 days of age, 10 % of the birds have already acquired enough information about the parents to show a stable preference for them. From the Cambridge English Corpus I also need to liaise with 18 feeder primary and high schools, and maintain links with parents, the community and employers. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the other hand my parents had also taught me something useful. From the Cambridge English Corpus Seventeenth-century jurisprudence regarded abandonment as lawful, provided that it did not cause the child's death and that the parents were poor or honour was endangered. From the Cambridge English Corpus Given the huge life-overlaps in modern family relationships, how do children influence parents, siblings each other and so on? From the Cambridge English Corpus You can say we are not used to it because our parents never sunbathed. From the Cambridge English Corpus The risk factor is high, teachers and even parents sometimes jealously interfere, orchestras can take umbrage at being asked to work with prodigies. From the Cambridge English Corpus None of the children wanted to go and live with their birth parents, but simply to keep contact. From the Cambridge English Corpus In other words the personalities and character of the two sets of parents are important in maintaining a constructive relationship. From the Cambridge English Corpus The goal was to uncover the ideologies that parents perceive to guide present speaking practices with their children. From the Cambridge English Corpus Are we to teach parents how to use nonimmediate language to prepare children better for school? From the Cambridge English Corpus When parents are in their second period of life, their children are in their first. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of parent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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adopting parentIf the employee is subsequently not put on the register, it can cause difficulties in the workplace for the potential adopting parent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 adoptive parentThere was, nevertheless, a sizable minority of institutionalized children who appeared to display a secure attachment relationship with their adoptive parent at 4 years. From the Cambridge English Corpus aged parentI have outlined the responsibilities that a woman may have towards her husband, towards her children or towards an aged parent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with parent What is the pronunciation of parent?

Translations of parent

in Chinese (Traditional) 父親, 母親, 母公司，總公司… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 父亲, 母亲, 母公司，总公司… See more in Spanish madre, padre, sociedad matriz… See more in Portuguese pai, mãe, controladora… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पालक… See more 親, 親（おや）… See more anne baba, ebeveynler, anne… See more parent [masculine], père (ou) mère, parent… See more mare, pare… See more ouder… See more ஒரு நபரின் அல்லது ஒரு விலங்கின் தாய் அல்லது தந்தை அல்லது பெற்றோரைப் போலவே ஒரு நபரை கவனித்துக் கொள்ளும் ஒருவர்… See more माता - पिता… See more કોઈ પ્રાણી કે વ્યક્તિનાં માતા કે પિતા અથવા કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ જે, તે વ્યક્તિની માતા તુલ્ય કે પિતા તુલ્ય કાળજી લે, માતા-પિતા… See more forælder, stedforælder… See more förälder, målsman… See more ibu atau bapa, ibu atau bapa angkat… See more der Elternteil… See more forelder [masculine], forelder, far eller mor… See more والدین… See more батько, мати, названий батько… See more తల్లిదండ్రుల్లో ఒకరు, లేక తల్లిదండ్రుల మాదిరి పెంపకం చేసే వ్యక్తి… See more মা-বাবা, একজন ব্যক্তি বা পশুর মা বা পিতা, অথবা একজন যিনি একজন ব্যক্তির দেখাশোনা করেন যেভাবে একজন পিতামাতা করেন… See more rodič, osvojitel, -ka… See more orangtua… See more พ่อแม่, ผู้ปกครอง… See more cha, mẹ, cha mẹ nuôi… See more rodzic, rodzić… See more 부모… See more genitore, padre, madre… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of parent

  • co-parent
  • non-parent
  • room parent
  • step-parent
  • birth parent
  • foster parent
  • parent company
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  • lone parent/mother/father phrase
  • someone's natural mother/father/parent phrase
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    • Noun 
      • parent (MOTHER/FATHER)
      • parent (COMPANY)
    Verb
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    • Noun 
      • parent
    • Adjective 
      • parental
    • Noun 
      • parenthood
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