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parent meaning in Hindi

माता-पिता mātā-pitā

/ˈpɛəɹənt/

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parent in Hindi: माता-पिता (mātā-pitā), माँ-बाप (mā̃-bāp), अभिभावक (abhibhāvak). In English, parent means a person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

Hindi words for parent

person from whom one is descended
माता-पिता mātā-pitā, माँ-बाप mā̃-bāp
person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian
अभिभावक abhibhāvak

English meaning of parent

  1. noun A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
  2. noun A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
  3. noun A surrogate parent.
  4. noun A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material.

Full definition of parent

parent in a sentence

  • After both her parents were killed in a forest fire, Sonia was adopted by her aunt and uncle.

Synonyms of parent

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parent in other languages

Questions about parent in Hindi

What is the meaning of parent in Hindi?
Parent in Hindi is माता-पिता (mātā-pitā), माँ-बाप (mā̃-bāp), अभिभावक (abhibhāvak).
parent का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Parent: माता-पिता (mātā-pitā), माँ-बाप (mā̃-bāp), अभिभावक (abhibhāvak).
What does parent mean in English?
Parent means a person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parent (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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