Pronunciation

/ˈpɛərənt/

Definitions

Noun

• Parent: A person who brings up or gives birth to a child, or one of the two individuals (usually a mother and a father) who combine to produce offspring.
• Legal parent: A person recognized by law as having parental rights and responsibilities, such as custody or guardianship.

Verb

• To parent: To act as a parent, providing care, guidance, and support to a child or child-like individual.
• To parentify: To treat someone, especially an adult, as if they were a child or to imbue them with a sense of being a parent.

Phrases

• “Parental responsibility” refers to the duties and obligations that come with raising a child.
• “Single-parent household” describes a family where only one parent is present to raise children.
• “Co-parenting” refers to the cooperative arrangement between divorced or separated parents in sharing parenting responsibilities.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “Both the mother and father are devoted parents to their three children.”
• Verb: “As a single parent, she had to juggle work and childcare responsibilities.”
• Phrasal verb: “After the divorce, they worked out a co-parenting plan for their kids.”

Synonyms

• Mother/father
• Parent figure
• Guardian
• Caregiver
• Foster parent
• Adoptive parent

Antonyms

• Childless
• Non-parent
• Aparent (implying not actually a parent)