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parent in Tagalog

magulang

/ˈpɛəɹənt/

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British/ˈpɛːɹənt/

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

Tagalog words for parent

person from whom one is descended
magulang
person who acts as a parent in rearing a child — see also guardian
magulang

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

All synonyms of parent

parent in other languages

Questions about parent in Tagalog

What is the meaning of parent in Tagalog?
Parent in Tagalog is magulang.
Ano ang parent sa Tagalog?
Parent: magulang.
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 Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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