parent

A1 Topic:Family & Relationships

US /ˈpɛ(ə)ɹənt/ UK /ˈpɛəɹənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #3686

Meanings

1

noun
A person's mother or father.

Both of her parents came to watch the school play.
2

verb
To raise and care for a child.

It is not easy to parent a teenager while working full time.
3

noun
The thing that something else comes from or grows out of.

Curiosity is often the parent of great discoveries.

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2 verb · to raise and care for a child. raise rear nurture

Word family

Forms parentlessparents

Derived forms alloparentbioparentbirthparentco-parentco-parent-in-lawforeparentgodparent grandparentguideparentheliparenthouseparentinterparent

Related forms antepartumfosterparouspost-partum

Etymology

From Middle English parent, borrowed from Anglo-Norman parent, Middle French parent, from Latin parentem, accusative of parēns (“parent”), present participle of pariō (“to breed, bring forth”).

*per- Proto-Indo-European parent Middle English parentem Latin

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# parent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɛ(ə)ɹənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɛəɹənt/
**Frequency rank:** 3686

## Meanings
1. A person's mother or father.
2. To raise and care for a child.
3. The thing that something else comes from or grows out of.

## Examples
- Both of her parents came to watch the school play.
- It is not easy to parent a teenager while working full time.
- Curiosity is often the parent of great discoveries.

## Derived Forms
- alloparent
- bioparent
- birthparent
- co-parent
- co-parent-in-law
- foreparent
- godparent
- grandparent
- guideparent
- heliparent
- houseparent
- interparent

## Related Forms
- antepartum
- foster
- parous
- post-partum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per-
- Root: parent
- Root: parentem

## Etymology
From Middle English parent, borrowed from Anglo-Norman parent, Middle French parent, from Latin parentem, accusative of parēns (“parent”), present participle of pariō (“to breed, bring forth”).

## AI Etymology
Parent comes from Middle English parent, borrowed from Anglo-Norman parent, Middle French parent, from Latin parentem, accusative of parēns (“parent”), present participle of pariō (“to breed, bring forth”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *per-, Middle English parent, xno parent, Middle French parent, and Latin parentem. Modern senses include a person's mother or father and to raise and care for a child. The wider word family includes derivatives such as alloparent, bioparent, birthparent, co-parent, co-parent-in-law, and foreparent and related forms such as antepartum, foster, parous, and post-partum.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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