parent

noun
pâʹrənt

A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

Example

“After both her parents were killed in a forest fire, Sonia was adopted by her aunt and uncle.”

Other meanings

A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
A surrogate parent.

Related words

guideparent
stepparent
transparent
parent-teacher organization
pre-parent
buddy parent
plant parent
adoptive parent
parent company
parent-to-be
parent drug
bonus parent

Example sentences

“What would you call your non-binary parent?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I'm worried about my parents back home.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "parentem".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “parent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.