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Parent

/ˈpɛəɹənt/

One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

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📖 Definitions of "Parent"

noun

1
One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
2
A surrogate mother
3
A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
4
A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.

verb

1
To act as parent, to raise or rear.

🔄 Synonyms of "Parent"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
raiseverb	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
nurtureverb	The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
rearnoun	(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
bring upverb	To mention.

↔️ Antonyms of "Parent"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
childnoun	(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
kidnoun	(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Parent"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rearnoun	The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
raisenoun	(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
nurturenoun	The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
bring upverb	To mention.
parenthoodnoun	The state of being a parent
fathernoun	A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
paternalnoun	(rare) A person related through the father, or his side of the family; a paternal relative.
siblingnoun	A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
kinsmannoun	A male relative.
surrogacynoun	The practice of being a surrogate mother.
dadnoun	(informal) A father, a male parent.
cousinnoun	(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
kinnoun	(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
progenitornoun	A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
maternalnoun	Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
familynoun	A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
stemnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
maternitynoun	The state of being a mother; motherhood.
motherhoodnoun	The state of being a mother.
mothernoun	A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).