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

Hamadi says the Basma family, who lived just across a lane from them in a neighborhood called the Nuns' Quarter, was killed in an airstrike in March — the parents along with all four of their children. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

That puts me in the same boat as many millennials and Gen Zers holding on to the family phone plan, one of their last financial ties to their parents. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

Unless your relationship with your parents is particularly strained or toxic, which might be the case, there’s a good chance each party is approaching parenting with love—even when their attempts might be clumsy or awkward. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 17 July 2026

The show follows a 50-year-old divorcee navigating the dating world while simultaneously juggling the care of her ailing parents and parenting her grow-up son. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 July 2026