parent
pronunciation
How to pronounce parent in British English:
UK [ˈpeərənt]
How to pronounce parent in American English:
US [ˈperənt]
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- Noun:
- a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
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- Verb:
- bring up
Word Origin
- parent
- parent: [15] Latin parere meant ‘bring forth, give birth’. Its present participle was used to form a noun, parēns, which denoted literally ‘one who gives life to another’, hence a ‘mother’ or ‘father’. Its stem form parent- passed into English via Old French parent. Other English descendants of Latin parere (which is related to prepare) include parturition ‘giving birth, labour’ [17], puerperal (a compound containing Latin puer ‘child’), and viviparous ‘giving birth to live young’ [17].=> parturition, prepare, puerperal, viper, viviparous
- parent (n.)
- early 15c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French parent "father, parent, relative, kin" (11c.), from Latin parentem (nominative parens) "father or mother, ancestor," noun use of present participle of parere "bring forth, give birth to, produce," from PIE root *pere- (1) "to bring forth" (see pare). Began to replace native elder after c. 1500.
- parent (v.)
- 1660s, from parent (n.). Related: Parented; parenting.
Antonym
Example
- 1. . The downtrodden parent will be understandably resentful .
- 2. Here 's why such a deal would make sense -- most of all for beats parent htc .
- 3. Fireman bought out the parent company in 1984 and took reebok public the following year .
- 4. The private equity fund buys preferred stock in the cayman islands parent company .
- 5. ( Fortune 's parent company , timewarner , owns cnn and sports illustrated . )