parent

noun

/ˈpeərənt/

/ˈperənt/

jump to other results

[usually plural] a person’s father or mother
- He's still living with his parents.
- Sue and Ben have recently become parents.
- It can be difficult to be a good parent.
- her adoptive parents (= who have legally adopted her as their child)
- It's not easy being a foster parent (= who looks after a child for a period of time without legally adopting him/her) to these children.
- his biological/birth parents (= natural parents, not ones who adopt or foster)
- Emma is a lone parent with two children.
- More childcare options and more paid leave will improve the lives of working parents.
see also co-parent, one-parent family, single parent, step-parent
Wordfinder
- adopt
- child
- family
- generation
- heir
- in-laws
- parent
- relation
- stepfamily
- surrogate mother
Extra Examples
- The study showed that children with involved parents do better at school.
- They have just become the proud parents of a baby girl.
- They may not be my biological parents but I consider them my real mum and dad.
- Concerned parents want more information about the safety of these products.
- More and more women are caring for both young children and elderly parents.
- He was born in Montana to Greek immigrant parents.
- They are all the children of divorced parents.
- My parents' generation didn't worry about sitting their kids in front of the TV.
- She spends every Christmas at her parents' house.
- It's important for parents and teachers to work together.
Topics Life stagesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- married
- unmarried
- divorced
- …
parent + noun
- company
See full entry
(often used as an adjective) an animal or a plant which produces other animals or plants
- the parent bird/tree
(often used as an adjective) an organization that produces and owns or controls smaller organizations of the same type
- a parent bank and its subsidiaries
- The subsidiary eventually outgrew its parent company and took it over.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin parent- ‘bringing forth’, from the verb parere. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

单词	parent
释义	parent noun /ˈpeərənt/ /ˈperənt/ jump to other results [usually plural] a person’s father or mother He's still living with his parents. Sue and Ben have recently become parents. It can be difficult to be a good parent. her adoptive parents (= who have legally adopted her as their child) It's not easy being a foster parent (= who looks after a child for a period of time without legally adopting him/her) to these children. his biological/birth parents (= natural parents, not ones who adopt or foster) Emma is a lone parent with two children. More childcare options and more paid leave will improve the lives of working parents. see also co-parent, one-parent family, single parent, step-parent Wordfinder adopt child family generation heir in-laws parent relation stepfamily surrogate mother Extra Examples The study showed that children with involved parents do better at school. They have just become the proud parents of a baby girl. They may not be my biological parents but I consider them my real mum and dad. Concerned parents want more information about the safety of these products. More and more women are caring for both young children and elderly parents. He was born in Montana to Greek immigrant parents. They are all the children of divorced parents. My parents' generation didn't worry about sitting their kids in front of the TV. She spends every Christmas at her parents' house. It's important for parents and teachers to work together. Topics Life stagesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective married unmarried divorced … parent + noun company See full entry (often used as an adjective) an animal or a plant which produces other animals or plants the parent bird/tree (often used as an adjective) an organization that produces and owns or controls smaller organizations of the same type a parent bank and its subsidiaries The subsidiary eventually outgrew its parent company and took it over. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin parent- ‘bringing forth’, from the verb parere. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.
随便看	leopold-and-loeb Leopold Stokowski leotard LEP leper lepidopterist leprechaun leprosy leprous Lerner and Loewe lerner-and-loewe Lerwick lerwick Les lesbian lesbian_1 lesbian_2 lesbianism lese-majesty lesion Leslie leslie leso Lesotho less