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DictionaryparentHaving or raising a child
noun / verb

parent

PAIR-unt/ˈperənt/

A person who has or raises a child.

A parent helps a child feel safe, loved, and understood.

A father ties his small daughter's shoe while she sits on a low bench at home, caring familiar parental interaction, full anatomically clear hands.
Etymology
parentLatinmother or father

Latin parens was a noun formed from a participle of parire, meaning to bring forth or give birth. This connects the mother-or-father sense with producing offspring.

In context

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every child goes through a phase normally between the ages of three and five a physically Desiring its opposite sex parent while wishing to do away with or kill its rivalrous same-sex parent
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More examples

  • Her adoptive parents welcome questions about her birth family.
  • They work together to parent their two children.
  • He parented three children while working full time.

Forms

parent · parents · parented · parenting

parental adjective — Relating to a parent or parents.

parenthood noun — The state of being a parent.

Similar words

guardian
Has legal responsibility for a child, without necessarily being a parent.
caregiver
Provides care but need not have a parental relationship.
raise
As a verb, emphasizes supporting a child through growing up.