Synonyms for Parent
ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-par·ent

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1. parentnoun

   Synonyms:
   progenitor

   Antonyms:
   child, offspring

2. parentnoun

   Synonyms:
   mother

   Antonyms:
   child

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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"

   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, parent, sustain, rise up, enhance

   Antonyms:
   kid, child

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1. • Genitor

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1. parentnoun

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

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "parent":

   parents, mother, father, parental, relative, matrix, mothers, matrices, array, mom, primary, padre, main, trusteeship, parenting, progenitor, guardianship, principal, fathers, relatives, kin

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1. Terry Greenwald:

   It would be very difficult to teach children any sort of modesty and humility if a parent thought it OK to be naked in front of their children. It also would bring up questions and conversations they might not be ready to handle.

2. Ramona Bessinger:

   I'm refusing to propagate lies. I can't do that as a parent and as a teacher. I simply cannot do that. So let the cards fall where they may, i mean, what kind of a human being would I be if I simply went along with this and buried my head in the sand? What kind of a mother would I be? What kind of an educator would I be? So, no, I have no choice but to go public.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   As long as I’m kicking and screaming, there will be no COVID shot mandates for your kids, that is your decision to make as a parent.

4. Brandy Heath:

   I sent my son to face-to-face learning because, as any parent knows, school is the best place for our children. Their teachers are educated, and they can teach things to our kids that we can't.

5. Chef Ana Roš:

   You can be talented, but the talent may be 30 % of the success. It all comes back to motivation, i could have failed as a chef and failed as a parent. But I was highly motivated in both.