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

Meta debuted a new major AI model on Wednesday, its first since the costly hiring of Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang nine months ago, as the Facebook parent aims to carve out a niche in a market that’s being dominated by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. —Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026

Interactions with a parent might be more significant today. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

However, some Gen Zers are still in middle school, so there's still a lot to learn about how this generation will tackle parenting. —Brianne Hogan, Parents, 5 Apr. 2026

Friends of Big Bear Valley Jackie and Shadow, who have been in the spotlight for years after FOBBV set up a nest camera offering a full-time look at the lives of the bald eagles, have parented eaglets in 2019, 2022 and 2025, when Sunny and Gizmo were born. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026