parent
noun
[ ˈpɛːr(ə)nt ]
• a person's father or mother.
• "the parents of the bride"
Similar:
mother,
father,
birth/biological parent,
adoptive mother/father,
surrogate mother,
foster-parent,
foster-mother,
foster-father,
step-parent,
stepmother,
stepfather,
guardian,
single parent,
lone parent,
co-parent,
one's old man,
one's old woman,
one's old lady,
begetter,
procreator,
progenitor,
progenitress,
progenitrix,
genitor,
pater,
rents,
parent
verb
• be or act as a parent to (a child).
• "all children are special to those who parent them"
Similar:
bring up,
be the parent of,
look after,
take care of,
rear,
raise,
nurture,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin parent- ‘bringing forth’, from the verb parere . The verb dates from the mid 17th century.
