| 单词 | aged parent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaged parent aged parent n. colloquial and humorous (frequently with capital initial) (an affectionate term for) a person's parent (whether elderly or not); also as a form of address.In later use after Dickens (see quot. 1861). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > [noun] parent?a1425 old one1642 aged p.1861 aged parent1861 rent1968 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations xxv, in All Year Round 16 Mar. 531/1 ‘Well, aged parent,’ said Wemmick, shaking hands with him in a cordial and jocose way, ‘how are you?’ 1934 A. Ransome Coot Club iii. 40 That was Starboard talking to her Aged Parent. 1972 F. Baldwin One more Time i. 12 You'll have to bring a letter from the Aged Parents, stating their position on weekend trips away from school. 2000 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 June 12 Eight people, together, as far as my Aged Parent is concerned, is an irresistible invitation to the dance. < as lemmas |
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