parent /pāˈrənt/

1. Someone who begets or brings forth offspring
2. A father or a mother
3. A person who or thing which produces
4. That from which anything springs or branches
5. An author
6. A cause
7. (as a Gallicism) a relative

(of an organization, etc) which has established a branch or branches over which it usu retains some control

To be or act as a parent (to)

pāˈrentage noun

1. Descent from parents
2. Extraction
3. Rank or character derived from one's parents or ancestors
4. The relation of parents to their children
5. The state or fact of being a parent
6. Parents collectively, or perh parent (Spenser)

parental /pə-rentˈəl/ adjective

parentˈally adverb

pāˈrenthood noun

1. The state of being a parent
2. The duty or feelings of a parent

pāˈrenting noun

The upbringing of and care for a child

pāˈrentless adjective

Without a parent

parental leave noun

A period of unpaid leave which may be taken by new parents of either sex in order to look after their child or make arrangements for its welfare

parent company noun

A company that holds the majority of the shares of another company or other companies

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