parented

past tense of parent

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parented After marrying in 2006, Dee and Dale welcomed a daughter and co-parented their eight other children from previous relationships. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 But how you parent is directly related to how you were parented. Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 6 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 Often, mental health professionals say, parents will parent as they were parented. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026 But why should children be parented according to their own standards rather than their parents’? Maria Balaska, Time, 23 Nov. 2025 Pratt and his ex-wife, Anna Faris, welcomed Jack in 2012 and have co-parented since their split in 2017. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Organisations parented by his vision host serious literary gatherings, confer prestigious awards, build encyclopaedic information on Tamil literature, art and culture, and impart literary, cultural and philosophical education to hundreds of curious minds. Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parented
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts who raised the sisters.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For some in the Howard community, the bitter experience has raised questions about the legacy of one of the country’s most revered historically Black colleges and universities.
    Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When trust is earned and nurtured, the advisor should have no problem delivering hard messages when necessary.
    Shehab Mohammad, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Another, paradoxically, was a recent period that was exceptionally wet, which nurtured thick grass in areas that were already overgrown.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the finale, Rhaenyra shed nearly every ounce of goodwill fostered during the season by facilitating the murder of the High Septon and very publicly announced her place as the Prince Who Was Promised.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Tan France is reacting to his former Queer Eye costar Karamo Brown’s claims that the Emmy-winning Netflix series fostered a toxic work environment.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Parented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parented. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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