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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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
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Some of Iris Nemani’s earliest memories of the arts have to do with her parents waking her up — as a very young child — late at night to watch classic movie musicals on TV.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
David S. Bennahum, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Unfortunately, recording all these statistics only seemed to create new aspects of her care to obsess over and new ways to think of my ability to parent in a negative light.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026
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Noun
My parents escaped the pogroms of eastern Europe, came here and faced hardships.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Some of Iris Nemani’s earliest memories of the arts have to do with her parents waking her up — as a very young child — late at night to watch classic movie musicals on TV.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Verb
What is your credential to tell me how to parent?
—David S. Bennahum, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Unfortunately, recording all these statistics only seemed to create new aspects of her care to obsess over and new ways to think of my ability to parent in a negative light.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parent
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Her mother was a waitress who could balance six dinner plates up her arms; her father worked in an appliance factory.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Protagonist Jo’s mother disappeared when Jo was a teen, tainting her daughter with the stain of possible witchcraft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Similar concerns were raised about the merger of the SAG and AFTRA health plans in 2017, which was followed by a significant curtailment in benefits a few years later.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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Set to retail for $5,385, discounts were offered to those who preordered the trolley as part of a crowdfunding drive that raised roughly $1 million.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The bill was signed into law just over 2 ½ years after a Thornton mom lost her daughter to suicide.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The mom also claimed her family repeatedly texted Weston, but the messages did not go through.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Some of Hollywood’s most theatrical scandals were efficiently contained by press agents who nurtured their clout with cops and columnists alike.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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The festivals specialist, who nurtures close ties to Hollywood, revived Taormina’s competitive strands and brought major names such as Martin Scorsese to speak at the festival in her return year.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Set boundaries while fostering open discussions about online behavior.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The Times says that Scorsese’s talent manager Rick Yorn fostered the connection and is also an investor in Black Forest via his BroadLight Capital.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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“Parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parent. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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