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Synonyms
par·ent (pâŕənt, păŕ-)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin parēns, parent- from past active participle of parere, to give birth.]

noun 

  1. One who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises a child; a father or mother.
  2. An ancestor; a progenitor.
  3. An organism that produces or generates offspring.
  4. A guardian; a protector.
  5. A parent company.
  6. A source or cause; an origin: Despair is the parent of rebellion.

verb: -ent·ed, -ent·ing, -ents. 

transitive verb 

  1. To act as a parent to; raise and nurture: “A genitor who does not parent the child is not its parent” (Ashley Montagu)
  2. To cause to come into existence; originate.

intransitive verb 

To act as a parent.

derivatives

paŕent·hood́
noun