Definition of Parent
Parent
par·ent
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(noun)
a person that raises and takes care of one's offspring;
e.g. They took care of me since I was a baby: even if we aren't biologically related, they are my parents.
(noun)
the source from which something is derived;
e.g. Latin is the parent of languages like Italian, French, Portuguese and many others.
(verb)
to be or act as the parent of someone or something;
e.g. She doesn't like it when someone tries to teach her how to parent her children.
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