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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  parent
       
           (Or "mother", "precedessor") In a tree,
          a node which points to at least one daughter node.
       
          (1998-11-14)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  parent \par"ent\ (p[^a]r"ent or p[=a]r"ent; 277), n. [L. parens,
     -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to
     give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.]
     1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a
        mother.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.
                                                    1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,
        idleness is the parent of vice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.
                                                    --Channing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Parent cell. (Biol.) See Mother cell, under Mother,
        also Cytula.
  
     Parent nucleus (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division,
        divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.
        See Karyokinesis, and Cell division, under Division.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Parent \Par"ent\, n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring
     forth; cf. Gr. ? to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.]
     1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a
        mother.
  
              Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.
                                                    1.
  
     2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,
        idleness is the parent of vice.
  
              Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.
                                                    --Channing.
  
     Parent cell. (Biol.) See Mother cell, under Mother,
        also Cytula.
  
     Parent nucleus (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division,
        divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.
        See Karyokinesis, and Cell division, under Division.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  parent
       n : a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to
           or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the
           role of guardian [ant: child]
       v : bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
            raise, bring up, nurture]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  parent
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 o γονέας, o γονιός
     2 o συγγενής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  parent
     French a.
     1 related
     2 similar
     French n.
     relative, relation, family member
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr parer  3 p pres ind//sub)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la parō  3 p pres actv subj)
     n.
     One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically
  descended; a mother or father. (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     To act as parent, to raise or rear.
     Old French n.
     (l en parent)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Parent
     Hunsrik n.
     relative
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  parent
     n.
     One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically
  descended; a mother or father. (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     To act as parent, to raise or rear.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Parent
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  parent
     French a.
     1 related
     2 similar
     French n.
     relative, relation, family member
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr parer  3 p pres ind//sub)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la parō  3 p pres actv subj)
     n.
     One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically
  descended; a mother or father. (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     To act as parent, to raise or rear.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Parent
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  parent
     French a.
     1 related
     2 similar
     French n.
     relative, relation, family member
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr parer  3 p pres ind//sub)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la parō  3 p pres actv subj)
     n.
     One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically
  descended; a mother or father. (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     To act as parent, to raise or rear.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Parent
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  parent
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 1 p ar ent)
     Ranska n.
     vanhemmat
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 p ar ent)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  parent
     Franska n.
     (tagg kat=släktingar språk=fr) förälder

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  ouer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  الوالد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  1. роди́тел, роди́телка
  person from whom one is descended
  2. насто́йник, опеку́н
  person who acts as a parent in rearing a child
  3. изто́чник
  source or origin of something

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  отглеждам
  to act as parent

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  předek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  původce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  matka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  otec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  rodič

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  mateřský

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  zdroj

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  rhiant 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  rhianta 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  Elter  [biol.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  Elternteil  [soc.]
        "my aged parents"  - meine alten Herrschaften, meine Alten (Eltern)
   see: parents, adoptive parents, host parents, teenage parents, biological parents, unnatural parents, uncaring parents, my folks
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  Elterntier  [agr.]  [zool.]
     Synonym: parent animal
  
   see: parent animals, parent stock
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  
  γονιός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  1. vanhempi 2.
  person from whom one is descended
   3.
  biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended
  2. vanhempi, ottovanhempi
  person who acts as a parent in rearing a child
  3. syntyperä
  source or origin of something

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  kasvattaa
  to act as parent

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  1. माँ बाप
        "Martina and  Gorge have recently become parent."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  izvor, izvorni, mati, osnovni, otac, porijeklo, predak, prethodni, roditelj

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  1. ôs
  2. kútfô
  3. eredet
  4. kezdet
  5. ok
  6. anya
  7. alapító
  8. forrás
  9. apa
  10. szülô

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  orangtua

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  1. 親 2.
  biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended
   3.
  computing: object from which a child or derived object is descended
   4.
  source or origin of something
  2. 親, 父母
  person from whom one is descended
  3. 保護者, 養父母
  person who acts as a parent in rearing a child

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  parent /pɛərənt/
  parens

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  parent /pɛərənt/
  ouder

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  forelder
  person from whom one is descended

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  parent /ˈpeərənt/
  I.   1.  rodzic
   2. parents /pˈeəɹənts/  rodzice
  II.    macierzysty

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  pai

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  parent //ˈpæɹ.ənt// //ˈpɛə.ɹənt// //ˈpɛɚ.ənt// 
  förälder 2.
  person from whom one is descended
   3.
  person who acts as a parent in rearing a child

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/ 
  
  mzazi

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  parent /pˈeəɹənt/
  1. anne veya baba
  2. ata, cet
  3. sebep olan şey, kaynak, memba
  4. koruyucu kimse, hami olan kimse
  5. (çoğ.) ana baba, ebeveyn. parent teachers' association okul aile birliği. parentage  analık ve baballk hali
  6. soy, nesep nesil. parental  ana babaya ait. parentally  ana babaya yakışır şekilde. parenthood  analık veya babalık hali.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  parent /paʁˈɑ̃/ 
  kar (kerent)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (proche p.) parent /paʁˈɑ̃/
  kar nes (kerent n.), kar tost (kerent t.)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  родител
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  verwandt
  Qui est apparenté

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. Ahnen, Vorfahren
  Ceux de qui on descend
  2. Eltern
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
  3. Elternteil, Elter
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant
  4. Verwandter, Angehöriger, Familienmitglied
  Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  parent /paʀɑ̃/ 
  relative

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. sukulainen
  2. vanhempi
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
  3. vanhmepi, vanhempi
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  affine
  Qui est apparenté

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. genitori
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
  2. genitore
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant
  3. parente, congiunta, congiunto
  Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. 両親, 父母
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
  2. 親
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. parens 2.
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
   3.
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant
  2. gentilis
  Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  tėvai
  Le père et la mère, collectivement

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  parent /par/
  familielid, verwant, bloedverwant

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  parente
  Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. родители
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
  2. родитель
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant
  3. родственник, родственница
  Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  pariente
  Qui est apparenté

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. antepasados, padres
  Ceux de qui on descend
  2. padres
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
  3. pariente, familiar, deudo
  Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  parent /pa.ʁɑ̃/ 
  1. släkting, anförvant, blodsfrände, blodsförvant, frände
  2. föräldrar
  Le père et la mère, collectivement
  3. förälder
  Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant
  4. släkting 2.
  Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle
   3.
  Ceux de qui on descend

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  parent /paʁˈɑ̃/ 
   [Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle] akraba

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  parent 
  pare  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɛɹənt/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/paʁɑ̃/, /paʁ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "parent":
     agent, ancestor, ancestorial, ancestral, ancestress, author,
     begetter, beginner, catalyst, causer, creator, effector,
     engenderer, father, fatherlike, fatherly, generator, grandfatherly,
     grandmotherly, grandparent, grandparental, guardian, inspirer,
     instigator, maker, mater, materfamilias, maternal, mother,
     motherlike, motherly, mover, origin, originator, parental, pater,
     paterfamilias, paternal, patriarchal, prime mover, primum mobile,
     procreator, producer, progenitor, progenitress, progenitrix, root,
     sire, source, stepfather, stepmother
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 父母,父母亲,根源;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 父;亲本,母体;起源
     a. 母体的

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