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