Thesaurus results for PARENT

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noun

as in mother

a person who brings forth and raises a child The couple recently became parents for the first time. She grew up in a single parent household.

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verb

as in to raise

to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.

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Noun

Martin, who is gay, is a congressman who lives outside the gates in a Washington, D.C. Newcomer Colby Muhammad stars as Kat, who lives in her parents’ guest house. —

Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 The utility service provider currently delivers water to 2,200 customers in parts of Peoria under a 2010 franchise agreement between the city and Arizona-American Water Co. — which was purchased and consolidated with other utility systems under the parent company Epcor. —

Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024

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While Butler and Nowak do not often appear together in public or on social media, their focus on parenting their daughter is evident. —

Jane Lacroix, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 This shift in focus, from parenting to performing, is a major contributor to chronic overwhelm and burnout. —

Dr. Jenny Woo, Contributor, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parent

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