n.[C]

1. 父親；母親
2. 雙親[P]
   She still lives with her parents.

   她仍然與父母親住在一起。

3. 母公司
4. （動，植物的）親本，母體
5. 起源，根源；原因
   Greed is the parent of many evils.

   貪婪是萬惡之根源。

vt.

1. 養育（子女）；做……的父（母）親

n.

1. a father or mother.
   ▸an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived.
2. an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries.
3. archaic a forefather or ancestor.

v.