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parent meaning in Marathi

पालक pālak

/ˈpɛəɹənt/

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British/ˈpɛːɹənt/

parent in Marathi: पालक (pālak). In English, parent means a person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

Marathi words for parent

parent
पालक pālak

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 Marathi

What is the meaning of parent in Marathi?
Parent in Marathi is पालक (pālak).
parent चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Parent: पालक (pālak).
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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Marathi words from Wiktionary's Marathi entries whose English meaning is “parent”: पालक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: parent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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