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parent

The correct spelling is parent.

How to pronounce parent

/ˈpɛəɹənt/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
  2. 2.A surrogate mother
  3. 3.A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
  4. 4.A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
  5. 5.A relative.

verb

  1. 1.To act as parent, to raise or rear.

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