Synonyms of parents

parents 1 of 2

noun

plural of parent

as in mothers

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

• mothers
• moms
• fathers
• mommies
• dads
• mamas
• daddies
• mammies
• papas
• stepparents
• pas
• stepfathers
• stepmothers
• mas
• genitors
• maters
• grandmothers
• paters
• pops
• guardians
• grandfathers
• forefathers
• custodians
• ancestors
• forebears
• progenitors
• forebearers
• antecedents
• primogenitors

parents

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of parent

as in raises

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

• mothers
• raises
• fathers
• nurtures
• nurses
• fosters
• ministers (to)
• rears
• nourishes
• minds
• watches
• feeds
• supplies
• cares (for)
• provides (for)
• cultivates
• attends
• cradles
• begets
• has
• engenders
• generates
• hatches
• produces
• genders
• breeds
• sires
• spawns
• propagates
• bears
• gets
• reproduces
• multiplies
• procreates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parents

Noun

Schools across the Emirates were shuttered for weeks after the war began, shifting students to remote learning, prompting some parents, who CNBC has spoken with since the war began, to send children back to their home countries to complete the academic term at schools teaching in-person. —Emma Graham,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026

Prior to her father's death in 1952, Princess Elizabeth lived a relatively quiet life, spending her teen years under the tutelage of her parents and fostering some of the interests that would become lifelong passions. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

Little children wave and call out, while their parents work the soil with hoes and the smell of eucalyptus floats across the air. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026

He is survived by his partner, Miriam Rothbart, his parents, Deanna and Patrick Muldoon Sr, and his sister and brother-in-law, Shana and Ahmet Zappa. —Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

Idaho wants daycares to serve the public, the attorney general’s office wrote, regardless of parents’ medical choices. —Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026

One witness told police that Alfred’s son had approached him for help getting his sister out of the pool because his parents weren’t present, according to Alfred’s arrest report. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026

The majority of public school parents in Illinois do not want vouchers. —Erykah Nava, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

The parents have two children that start at UCLA in their backyard, and then both get drafted. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026

Verb

Looking ahead, the pair plan to relocate to Florida, though Andrew will split his time between the Sunshine State and Baltimore as he co-parents his two daughters. —Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026

Fellow plaintiff parents Brandy Roberts and Joann Bogard also snagged seats and joined Rodriguez in the back row of the courtroom to watch Zuckerberg’s testimony. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026

That seems like an eternity ago to Cane babies born that year and perhaps now parents themselves. —Greg Cote january 5, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026

Waukesha School District parents Joe Burke and Sean Shurbet have questioned the district's enrollment data, saying the City of Waukesha's data shows current and projected growth that contradicts district data. —Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025

That seems like an eternity ago to Cane babies born that year and perhaps now parents themselves. —Greg Cote Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025