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Synonyms of parent

5 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for parent is genitor. Other synonyms of parent are mother. The opposite of parent is child.

Synonyms and similar words for parent

nounA person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

  • genitorA biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
  • progenitor

nounThe object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.

  • motherA female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered...

verbTo act as parent, to raise or rear.

Opposite of parent

nounA person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

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.

Full definition of parent

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Questions about synonyms of parent

What is another word for parent?
Parent has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as genitor and mother.
What is the opposite of parent?
The opposite of parent is child.
What does parent mean?
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) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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