Definition of Parent. Meaning of Parent. Synonyms of Parent

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Definition of Parent

Parent
Parent Par"ent, n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. ? to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi. 1. 2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. Regular industry is the parent of sobriety. --Channing. Parent cell. (Biol.) See Mother cell, under Mother, also Cytula. Parent nucleus (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis, and Cell division, under Division.

Meaning of Parent from wikipedia

- adoptive parent or step-parent. The gametes of a parent result in a child, a male through the sperm, and a female through the ovum. Parents who are progenitors...
- Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biological relationship. The most common caretakers in parenting are...
- group. In some jurisdictions around the world, holding companies are called parent companies, which, besides holding stock in other companies, can conduct...
- In chemistry, a parent structure is the structure of an unadorned ion or molecule from which derivatives can be visualized. Parent structures underpin...
- The Parenting is an upcoming American comedy horror film directed by Craig Johnson and written by Kent Sublette. It stars Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa...
- ("saddle") around the peak is a unique point on this contour line and the parent peak is some higher mountain, selected according to various criteria. The...
- A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent considered overattentive and overly fearful of their child's experiences...
- A peak's line parent is the closest higher peak on the highest ridge leading away from the peak's "key col". A col is the lowest point on the ridge between...
- A parenting style is a pattern of behaviors, attitudes, and approaches that a parent uses when interacting with and raising their child. The study of parenting...
- The Parent Trap is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Nancy Meyers in her directorial debut, who also wrote with David Swift and Charles...