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  • 71parent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin parent , parens; akin to Latin parere to give birth to Date: 15th century 1. a. one that begets or brings forth offspring b. a person who brings up and cares for another 2. a. an… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 72PARENT, ENTE — n. Il se dit au pluriel de Ceux auxquels on doit la vie, du père et de la mère. Il s’est marié sans le consentement de ses parents. Un enfant doit obéir à ses parents. Les beaux parents, Le père et la mère du mari, de la femme. Les grands parents …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 73parent-child relationships — Traditionally, fathers have believed that their role, as a counterpoint to the role of mothers was decidedly not to encourage or tolerate emotional indulgence and promote dependency. They assumed instead the role of stern disciplinarian (Fei… …

    Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • 74parent — {{11}}parent (n.) late 12c., from O.Fr. parent (11c.), from L. parentem (nom. parens) father or mother, ancestor, noun use of prp. of parere bring forth, give birth to, produce, from PIE root *per to bring forth (see PARE (Cf. pare)). Began to… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 75parent — The lawful father or mother of a person. In common and ordinary usage the word comprehends much more than mere fact of who was responsible for child s conception and birth and is commonly understood to describe and refer to person or persons who… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 76Parent education program — A parent education program is a course that can be followed to correct and improve a person s parenting skills. Such courses may be general, covering the most common issues parents may encounter, or specific, for infants, toddlers, children and… …

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  • 77parent — 1. noun /ˈpærənt/ a) One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. b) A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child. (adoptive parent, foster parent) …

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  • 78parent — n. 1) to obey one s parents 2) a loving; permissive; unfit parent 3) an adoptive; foster; natural; single parent; stepparent * * * [ pe(ə)rənt] foster natural permissive single parent stepparent unfit parent a loving an adoptive …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 79parent — noun (C) 1 the father or mother of a person or animal: I don t really get on with my boyfriend s parents. | a parent substitute, such as an aunt 2 something that produces other things of the same type: Shares in Mercury parent Cable and Wireless… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 80parent — /ˈpɛərənt / (say pairruhnt) noun 1. a father or a mother. 2. a progenitor. 3. an author or source. 4. a protector or guardian. 5. any organism that produces or generates another. 6. something which is operating at a level higher than the base… …