Antonyms for parent
ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-par·ent

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1. parentnoun

   Antonyms:
   child, offspring

   Synonyms:
   progenitor

2. parentnoun

   Synonyms:
   mother

   Antonyms:
   child

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. parentnoun

   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

   Antonyms:
   kid, child

2. parentverb

   an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

   Antonyms:
   child, kid

3. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parentverb

   bring up

   "raise a family"; "bring up children"

   Antonyms:
   kid, child

   Synonyms:
   kindle, rise, arouse, put forward, leaven, set up, upgrade, boot, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, put up, heighten, stir, refer, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, farm, cite, grow, bring up, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, advert, promote, nourish, prove, erect, raise, name, call down, get up, produce, call forth, invoke, mention, reboot, evoke, rear, foster, sustain, rise up, enhance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parentnoun

   Synonyms:
   father, mother, begetter, author, originator, source

   Associated words:
   parental, parricide, foster, filiation, prepotent, prepotency

How to use parent in a sentence?

1. Raj Dasgupta:

   It’s never too late to start, sleep is very individualized, and every child will respond differently to the time change. Make sure you as the parent are getting the rest you need as well, so you’re not overly irritable with your child.

2. Daniel Selling:

   As a parent of a 3-year-old preschooler and a psychologist, I can tell you that trying to do a Zoom call with 15 3-year-olds is not easy.

3. Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree:

   No parent wants to bury their child before them. And here we are on Mothers' Day. It's a tragedy for all America.

4. Los Angeles-based lawyer Julian Chan:

   Ms. Spears conservatorship seems to have an odd quirk, while established to protect her from herself, it appears from news reports that she actively parents her children. In other words, someone is deciding she is fit enough to parent but not take care of herself.

5. Mary Ramsay:

   No parent should be in any doubt of the devastating impact of these diseases.

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