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parent — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • kinsman noun A male relative.
  • parent noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.
  • relation noun The way in which two or more things are connected or associated with each other.
  • relative adjective Considered in comparison with something else, rather than in absolute terms.

Senses

parent is used for these senses in English:

  • family member A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.
  • kinsman A male relative.
  • next of kin Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
  • relation A member of one's extended family; a relative.
  • relative Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

parent — full definition

  1. noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.
  2. noun The source or origin from which something else derives.
  3. verb To raise and care for a child.

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