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The correct spelling is parent.
How to pronounce parent
/ˈpɛəɹənt/
nounIPA: /ˈpɛəɹənt/
Say it like: Par-ent
The correct spelling is parent. One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
- 2.A surrogate mother
- 3.A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
- 4.A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
- 5.A relative.
verb
- 1.To act as parent, to raise or rear.
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