parent

noun
UK: /ˈpeərənt/
US: /ˈperənt/

  1. A mother or father of a person or animal.

    1. My parent takes me to school every day. [ ] [ ]
    2. The school requires both parent signatures on this permission form before the trip. [ ] [ ]

  2. Someone who has legal responsibility for a child.

    1. She is a single parent with two young children. [ ] [ ]
    2. The child's grandparent became his parent after the death of his mother. [ ] [ ]

  3. An organization or company that owns or controls another organization or company.

    1. The software company is owned by a much larger parent company. [ ] [ ]
    2. Our bank used to be independent, but now it's part of a large parent organization. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

father mother guardian progenitor
parent verb

  1. To act as a parent to someone.

    1. They parent their children with a lot of love. [ ] [ ]
    2. It is difficult to parent teenagers in today's world effectively. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "parent" in English means: A mother or father of a person or animal., Someone who has legal responsibility for a child., An organization or company that owns or controls another organization or company..

The phonetic transcription of "parent" is /ˈpeərənt/ in British English and /ˈperənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "parent": father, mother, guardian, progenitor.

Example usage of "parent": "My parent takes me to school every day.". More examples on the page.