英语词汇“parenthood”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

parent /pāˈrənt/

noun

Someone who begets or brings forth offspring

A father or a mother

A person who or thing which produces

That from which anything springs or branches

An author

A cause

(as a Gallicism) a relative

adjective

(of an organization, etc) which has established a branch or branches over which it usu retains some control

transitive verb

intransitive verb

To be or act as a parent (to)

ORIGIN: Fr parent kinsman, from L parēns, -entis, old prp of parere to bring forth

pāˈrentage noun

Descent from parents

Extraction

Rank or character derived from one's parents or ancestors

The relation of parents to their children

The state or fact of being a parent

Parents collectively, or perh parent (Spenser)

parental /pə-rentˈəl/ adjective

parentˈally adverb

pāˈrenthood noun

pāˈrenting noun

The upbringing of and care for a child

pāˈrentless adjective

Without a parent

parental leave noun

A period of unpaid leave which may be taken by new parents of either sex in order to look after their child or make arrangements for its welfare

parent company noun

A company that holds the majority of the shares of another company or other companies

paˈrentcraft noun

The techniques of looking after babies and young children