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parent

Pronunciation: /pa.ʁɑ̃/

“parent” is a French word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. relative, relation, family member
  2. parent
  3. ancestors
  4. parents

adjective

  1. related
  2. similar

In French

  1. Le père et la mère, ou les pères, ou les mères d’une personne, collectivement (c’est la signification étymologique et propre).
  2. Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant.
  3. Ceux de qui on descend.
  4. Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle.
  5. Qui est apparenté.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French parent, from Old French parent, from Latin parentem.

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