Parent vs. Parents

Parentnoun

One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

Parentnoun

A surrogate mother

Parentnoun

A third person who has provided DNA samples in a IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material

Parentnoun

A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.

Parentnoun

(obsolete) A relative.

Parentnoun

The source or origin of something.

Parentnoun

(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.

Parentnoun

(attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.

Parentnoun

A parent company.

Parentnoun

(computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.

Parentverb

To act as parent, to raise or rear.

Parentnoun

One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.

Parentnoun

That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice.

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

Parentverb

bring up;

Parent

A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is the caretaker of a child (where refers to offspring, not necessarily age).

Parentsnoun

plural of parent