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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   kid, child

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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. Laura Zorc:

   COVID-19 was the great awaking for parents, i think the NSBA letter has thrown gasoline on this parent-led movement fire.

2. Larry Magid:

   It's a way to express empathy, the problem with the' Like' button is it's great if you say,' I just turned 30' or' I won the lottery'... but if someone has a life event such as the death of a parent or a dog or losing their job or other things that are negative, there's no easy way to click' I hear you. I feel your pain. I sympathize with you'... There's no simple way so people' like' it and I've been in that same dilemma where do I' like' the fact that somebody just had a bad experience ?

3. Jonathan White:

   There are some children who we believe are separated for whom we have not yet identified the parent.

4. Peggy Orenstein:

   I don't think any parent wants to limit their children now, and I think all of us know that our kids -- boys and girls -- need skills in both construction and caretaking to be successful adults, so during the holidays, I'd try to think creatively on a number of fronts: where gender is concerned broadening (your child's) concept of what it might mean to be female or male where and when you can.

5. Vaile Wright:

   In order to be an effective parent, to be an effective worker, you have to take care of yourself, we, as humans, have a finite amount of resources, like a car that runs on gas, and you have to fill the tank up or you're going to run out. People are the same way.