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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ent•hood (pâr′ənt hŏŏd′, par′-),USA pronunciation n. - the state, position, or relation of a parent.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ent /ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a father or a mother:a parent's concern for his children.
- Developmental Biology, Biologyany living thing that produces another:The parents of the yellow-white corn must have been yellow and white.
adj. [before a noun] - Biochemistry, Biologyof or relating to a living thing that produces another.
- of or referring to a corporation that owns controlling interests in lesser companies:The parent company was a huge conglomerate.
v. [~ + object] - to be or act as a parent of.
par•ent•hood, n. [uncountable]Parenthood is tough for sixteen-year-old mothers.See -pare-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ent (pâr′ənt, par′-),USA pronunciation n. - a father or a mother.
- an ancestor, precursor, or progenitor.
- a source, origin, or cause.
- a protector or guardian.
- Developmental Biology, Biology[Biol.]any organism that produces or generates another.
- Physicsthe first nuclide in a radioactive series.
adj. - being the original source:a parent organization.
- Biochemistry, Biologypertaining to an organism, cell, or complex molecular structure that generates or produces another:parent cell; parent DNA.
v.t. - to be or act as parent of:to parent children with both love and discipline.
- Latin parent- (stem of parēns), noun, nominal use of present participle of parere to bring forth, breed
- Middle French)
- late Middle English (1375–1425
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