as in mother
a person who brings forth and raises a child
The couple recently became parents for the first time. She grew up in a single parent household.
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as in to raise
to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education
They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.
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Recent Examples of parent
Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
In her April email, the student’s parent also pushed for district administrators to help her pressure her child to detransition.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 23 May 2025
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
Liev Schreiber is voicing his support for his daughter Kai, and opening up about his experience parenting a transgender child.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 May 2025
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Noun
There is one traditional father gravely determined to throw out his erring daughter; one young father’s parents believe the girl was always out to trap him.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
In her April email, the student’s parent also pushed for district administrators to help her pressure her child to detransition.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 23 May 2025
Verb
Still, Lopez pressed on, often taking just one class per semester while working and parenting full time.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
Liev Schreiber is voicing his support for his daughter Kai, and opening up about his experience parenting a transgender child.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parent
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
Verb
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Barrera also supports raising taxes on California’s highest earners, those who make more than $1 million per year, in order to invest the revenue in K-12 schools, expanded early childhood education and affordable and accessible higher education.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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The trend has raised alarm because visitors from abroad have an important impact on the U.S. economy — especially in California, one of the leading destinations for German tourists.—
Erik Kirschbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The teen and his mom, Anielka Gudiño, moved to Florida from Venezuela in 2023, according to WPTV.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Additionally, howler monkey moms give birth only once every two years, on average.—
Marlowe Starling,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Personally nurturing the relationships is crucial to creating trust, communicating effectively and strategizing to enhance future performance.—
Daniel Pena,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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This story is part of Image’s May issue, which journeys through environments that encourage, nurture or require stillness.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Also unique to its program, the AI Workshop offers what every parent needs today, such as guidelines and best practices for integrating AI technology as well as an entire lesson dedicated to the importance of fostering creativity.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The ostensible target of the purge are books fostering an ideology of racial preference or DEI, but the relation of this endeavor to national defense is, to say the least, tenuous.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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“Parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parent. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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