parent meaning in Sinhala
මව්පිය mawpiya
/ˈpɛəɹənt/
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British/ˈpɛːɹənt/
parent in Sinhala: මව්පිය (mawpiya). In English, parent means a person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
Sinhala words for parent
- person from whom one is descended
- මව්පිය mawpiya
English meaning of parent
- noun A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
- noun A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
- noun A surrogate parent.
- noun A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material.
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
parent in other languages
Questions about parent in Sinhala
- What is the meaning of parent in Sinhala?
- Parent in Sinhala is මව්පිය (mawpiya).
- parent යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
- Parent: මව්පිය (mawpiya).
- 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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