parents
/ˈpɛə.ɹənts//ˈpɛɹ.ənts/
parents is the plural of parent.
parents is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parent.
Meaning of parent
Noun
parent (plural parents)
- A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
- After both her parents were killed in a forest fire, Sonia was adopted by her aunt and uncle.
- Synonyms:
- genitor, progenitor
- A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
- A surrogate parent.
- A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material.
- A relative.
- The source or origin of something.
- Misery is often the parent of the most affecting touches in poetry.1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia
Synonyms of parents
Phrases with parents
- iPad parents
- solo parents
- birth parents
- bonus parents
- buddy parents
- plant parents
- sugar parents
- Disney parents
- foster parents
- pollen parents
- single parents
- cottage parents
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Questions about parents
- What is parents the plural of?
- Parents is the plural of parent.
- How do you pronounce parents?
- Parents is pronounced /ˈpɛə.ɹənts/ (UK).
Words near parents in the dictionary
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