n.
- a father or mother.
▸an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived.
- an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries.
- archaic a forefather or ancestor.
v.
[
often as noun parenting]
be or act as a parent to.
Derivative
- parentage n.
- parental adj.
- parentally adv.
- parentcraft n.
- parenthood n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. parent-, parere ‘bring forth’.
