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Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.
Art Alexakis

Meaning of "parent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARENT

Via Old French from Latin parens parent, from parere to bring forth.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARENT

parent  [ˈpɛərənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parent

A parent is a caretaker of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is of a child. A biological parent consists of a person whose gamete resulted in a child, a male through his sperm, and a woman through her ovum. Parents are first-degree relatives and have 50% genetic overlap. A woman can also become a parent through surrogacy. However, some parents may not be biologically related to their children. An adoptive parent is one who nurtures and raises the offspring of the biological parents but is not actually biologically related to the child. Children without adoptive parents can be raised by their grandparents or other family members. A parent can also be elaborated as an ancestor removed one generation. With recent medical advances, it is possible to have more than two biological parents.

Definition of parent in the English dictionary

The first definition of parent in the dictionary is a father or mother. Other definition of parent is a person acting as a father or mother; guardian. Parent is also an ancestor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARENT


adherent
ədˈhɪərənt
Arendt
ˈɛərənt
coherent
kəʊˈhɪərənt
declarant
dɪˈklɛərənt
deodorant
diːˈəʊdərənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
exuberant
ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt
forbearant
fɔːˈbɛərənt
godparent
ˈɡɒdˌpɛərənt
grandparent
ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt
great-grandparent
ˌɡreɪtˈɡrændˌpɛərənt
ignorant
ˈɪɡnərənt
inherent
ɪnˈhɪərənt
intolerant
ɪnˈtɒlərənt
nonparent
ˌnɒnˈpɛərənt
referent
ˈrɛfərənt
refrigerant
rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt
step-parent
ˈstɛpˌpɛərənt
tolerant
ˈtɒlərənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARENT

parenesis
parent body
parent company
parent group
parent metal
parent teacher association
parent tree
parent-teacher meeting
parentage
parental
parental leave
parentally
parenteral
parenterally
parentheses
parenthesis
parenthesise
parenthesize
parenthetic
parenthetical

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARENT

apparent
bioparent
coparent
current
for rent
foster parent
heir apparent
heirs apparent
helicopter parent
houseparent
inapparent
lone parent
pet parent
self-apparent
semitransparent
single parent
solo parent
transparent
unapparent
untransparent

Synonyms and antonyms of parent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PARENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «parent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of parent

Translation of «parent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARENT

Find out the translation of parent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

父亲或母亲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uno de los padres
570 millions of speakers

English

parent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माता पिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

والِدٌ أوْ وَالِدَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

родитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibu bapa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elternteil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아버지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiyang sepuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bố hoặc mẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெற்றோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पालक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ebeveyn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

genitore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rodzic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

батько
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

părinte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γονέας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ouer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förälder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forelder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARENT»

The term «parent» is very widely used and occupies the 3.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parent

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10 QUOTES WITH «PARENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word parent.
1
Art Alexakis
Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.
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Francois Arnaud
I think there comes a point in probably most father-son relationships where the son kind of starts becoming the parent.
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Hosea Ballou
Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.
4
Melissa Bean
I am the parent of teenagers, my daughters are 13 and 15, so the issue of Internet safety has been an important issue. I have been visiting middle schools to talk about some of the challenges that they face.
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Mayim Bialik
I've become sort of an accidental advocate for attachment parenting, which is a style of parenting that... basically, the way mammals parent and the way people have parented for pretty much all of human history except the last 200 years or so.
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Danny Bonaduce
I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent.
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Bobby Bowden
The Bible is big in my teaching. It's a wonder the ACLU didn't get after me pretty good. I really kept thinking they would. I took my boys to church. I took my football team to church. I only did it two times a year. Before I signed a kid, I'd write the parents and I'd tell that parent we were gong to take your son to church twice.
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Heather Brooke
We are not naughty children, and the state is not our parent.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy
I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and everything else. You see someone's relationship with their parents, and you realize what that person's going to be like as a parent.
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George Clooney
I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARENT»

Discover the use of parent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps
This is the clear and urgent message of this powerful book.
Sarah McLanahan, Gary Sandefur, 2009
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The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our ...
Dr Shefali Tsabary details how our children can be raised as conscious adults only when we as parents allow ourselves to be raised into a higher state of consciousness."--Back cover.
Shefali Tsabary, Shefali Tsabary, Ph.d., 2010
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John Rosemond's New Parent Power!
Combining John Rosemond's most popular works "Parent Power" and "The Six Point Plan" in one volume, this is the complete parenting philosophy of one of America's foremost experts in the field.
John Rosemond, 2001
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Focus on Single-parent Families: Past, Present, and Future
A groundbreaking collection of writings on the growing phenomenon of single-parent families in the United States, and how it impacts society as a whole.
Annice D. Yarber, Paul M. Sharp, 2010
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What is a Parent?: A Socio-legal Analysis
Presenting an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of parenthood and its various manifestations in contemporary society, this text shows the ways in which 'parent', like 'child', is a term with a shifting meaning.
Andrew Bainham, Shelley Day Sclater, Martin Richards, 1999
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In Defense of Single-Parent Families
As Nancy E. Dowd argues in this bold and original book, the justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families are founded largely on myths, myths used to rationalize harshly punitive social policies.
Nancy E. Dowd, 1999
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Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That ...
In this revised edition, Dr. Alice Ginott, clinical psychologist and wife of the late Haim Ginott, and family relationship specialist Dr. H. Wallace Goddard usher this bestselling classic into the new century while retaining the book’s ...
Dr. Haim G. Ginott, Alice Ginott, 2009
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Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood ...
Those raised by a BPD parent endured a volatile and painful childhood. This book offers readers step-by-step guidance to understanding and overcoming the lasting effects of being raised by a person with this disorder.
Kimberlee Roth, 2009
9
Building Parent Engagement in Schools
This work is a report on the positive impact of parental involvement on their child's academics and on the school at large.
Larry Ferlazzo, Lorie A. Hammond, 2009
10
Parent Partnerships in the Early Years
This book explores strategies for developing effective partnerships between teachers and parents for a more integrated approach.
Damien Fitzgerald, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parent is used in the context of the following news items.
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6 Truths About Being The 'Safe Parent' In A Divorce
The child picks one parent that he or she lets emotions out on, or express feelings about the situation. It doesn't mean the child doesn't love the ... «Yahoo Parenting, Jul 15»
2
Young German Greens slam parent party for pro-Iran policy
BERLIN -- A public row over stopping Iran's nuclear program has caused the youth organization of the second largest opposition party in the ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
3
Dad who collapsed from diabetic condition accused of being unfit …
A young dad with diabetes was left in fear of losing his children after a paramedic accused him of being an unfit parent. March Le Fey had ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
A Parent Tripp tops class at Screwpile again
A Parent Tripp won PHRF B by 12 points over Mad Hatter, a modified Olson 29 skippered by Bob Fleck of Deltaville, Virginia. Arnold resident ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
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Girl takes parent's car for joyride, flips it in Windsor Township
No injuries were reported in the accident. The driver will not be charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle since the parent declined to press ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»
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Rising divorce rate: Ex-spouses must learn to co-parent
Rising divorce rate: Ex-spouses must learn to co-parent. Janice Tai And Priscilla GoyThe Straits TimesMonday, Jul 27, 2015 ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
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The parent-kid pot talk from inside the industry
Todd Mitchem is a cannabis consumer and CEO of an app-based social network for cannabis enthusiasts, High There! He's also the single dad ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
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'No parent should have to do this': Reece Harding's parents seek …
A traditional Kurdish funeral service will be held at which hundreds of Kurdish mourners will join Reece Harding's family to say good-bye to ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
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15 average parent problems from hilarious Instagram account
15 average parent problems from hilarious Instagram account. By Amy Graff on July 25, 2015 4:00 AM. — · Print. «SFGate, Jul 15»
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'A parent's worst nightmare': Boy, 2, found in Waterloo, Que. ditch
Neighbour Chantale Parent had the same sentiment. “We heard about it through the news. My daughter wanted to bring a stuffed animal. «CTV News, Jul 15»

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