Synonyms of parent

parent 1 of 2

noun

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.

Related Words

• mother
• mom
• mommy
• father
• dad
• mama
• daddy
• papa
• pop
• stepfather
• stepmother
• pater
• pa
• stepparent
• genitor
• ma
• mater
• mammy
• grandmother
• grandfather
• guardian
• custodian
• progenitor
• ancestor
• antecedent
• forebear
• primogenitor
• forefather
• forebearer

parent

2 of 2

verb

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.

Related Words

• raise
• mother
• nurture
• foster
• nurse
• father
• minister (to)
• attend
• cradle
• watch
• cultivate
• rear
• feed
• care (for)
• nourish
• provide (for)
• supply
• mind
• produce
• generate
• have
• hatch
• gender
• sire
• breed
• beget
• spawn
• reproduce
• get
• propagate
• bear
• engender
• multiply
• procreate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parent

Noun

But time can't be stopped, and soon both sets of parents will be empty nesters, the 55-year-old Damon admitted to People this week. — Valentina Dirindin, Vanity Fair, 18 July 2026

Offering caregiving support may seem odd for a financial advising firm, but more than 63 million Americans (nearly one in four adults) are caregivers, and nearly one in three support both a parent and a child, AARP said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Verb

Dreyer also brings in parenting experts to offer advice on relatable topics like parenting teenagers, the part of parenting that doesn't come naturally to her, and whether to skip birthday parties. — Parents, 24 June 2026

Just as reading books about parenting before having a child has value. — Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026