parent
//ˈpɛərənt//
Noun
parentSingular
parentsPlural
1
A mother or father; a person who has a child or children.
My parents always support me.
2
An organism that produces or generates offspring.
The parent bird feeds its young in the nest.
3
A source or origin of something; that which gives rise to something else.
Latin is the parent of many European languages.
Verb
1
To act as a parent to; to raise or rear a child.
They learned how to parent effectively through experience.