genitor

noun

Definition of genitornext
as in parent

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  1. parent
  2. mother
  3. dad
  4. mom
  5. papa
  6. mama
  7. father
Noun
  • Letting mental health conditions go untreated is a risk to both the pregnant parent and the baby, Diaz Stransky said.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The film examines how these children of Black Panther Party leaders – now adults – maintain the ideals and purpose of the movement when, as the title suggests, the revolution didn’t come as their parents had hoped.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of parent
Noun
  • His mother found the job for him, but his employer passed away.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Khalil Rashad Smith Pembroke Pines Police Department Authorities said Smith then drove to his mother's home, also in Pembroke Pines.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mother
Noun
  • Sawyer Strosnider stepped into the batter’s box for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Wednesday afternoon with his mom, Kandi, in the second row behind home plate, and his dad, Scott, a few hundred feet away in the right-field bleachers.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The kitten's strengths include climbing up the back of the couch, crashing his dad's work calls and shadow chasing.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dad
Noun
  • Boyfriend and mom charged Royce Moser was charged with homicide, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering of evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This sister has never in the eight years my mom has been in the nursing home visited her once.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mom
Noun
  • This after a pursuit for $10M that Lucky’s ex-husband/Priscilla’s son absconded with (and which Lucky and her papa had access to in the end).
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Proud papa Luke showed off Tate’s first shoal bass catch during their father-son fishing trip.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of papa
Noun
  • Inspired by true events, The Ocean Between Them stars Gayheart as Joan, a fierce mama bear scouring the Central American Pacific after her daughter Miranda (Jessica Lord) disappears at sea during a vacation in Belize.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This is what happens when men let their beloved sports be bastardized by Stanley-succin' mama bears.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mama
Noun
  • Vernon, meanwhile, is encouraging people to remember that there was a man, a husband and father behind the headlines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • His six children inherited the franchise through a family trust, with Jeanie continuing to oversee the team’s business operations and succeeding her father as the Lakers’ representative on the NBA Board of Governors.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of father
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