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parent in Malay

ibu bapa

/ˈpɛəɹənt/

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British/ˈpɛːɹənt/

parent in Malay: ibu bapa, emak ayah. In English, parent means a person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

Malay words for parent

person from whom one is descended
ibu bapa, emak ayah

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 Malay

What is the meaning of parent in Malay?
Parent in Malay is ibu bapa, emak ayah.
Apakah maksud parent dalam bahasa Melayu?
Parent: ibu bapa, emak ayah.
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 Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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