Parentism vs. Parent

Parentismnoun

discrimination against parents

Parentismnoun

resentment felt by parents towards people who have chosen not to have children

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).