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  • [ˈpeərənt][ˈpærənt]
  • Derivatives : n  parenthood
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

parent ['pεərənt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (father) 父亲
  2. 2. noun (mother) 母亲
  3. 3. n pl parents 父母

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

parent [ˈpeərənt] [ˈpærənt]
  1. 1. noun [Person Name] 帕朗
  2. 2. n.[c] 父亲母亲
  3. 3. noun [Person Name] 帕伦特
  4. 4. n.[c] 亲本母体
  5. 5. vt. 抚养养育

Collins English-English Dictionary

parent ['pεərənt]
  1. 1. n a father or mother
  2. 2. n a person acting as a father or mother; guardian
  3. 3. n [rare] an ancestor
  4. 4. n a source or cause
  5. 5. n an organism or organization that has produced one or more organisms or organizations similar to itself
  6. 6. n (as modifier)
    a parent organism
  7. 7. n [Physics] [chem] a precursor, such as a nucleus or compound, of a derived entity
  8. 8. n (as modifier)
    a parent nucleus
    a parent ion
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C15: via Old French from Latin parens parent, from parere to bring forth

Examples

They should not set parent against parent.
他们不应该拿父母来比较。
The word "mother" means "female parent," but it generally connotes love, care, tenderness,etc.
“mother”一词意为“母亲”,但它总含有慈爱、关怀和温柔等意义。
Our parent company was founded in 1935.
我们总公司成立于1935。
it is difficult being a parent
为人父母很难
speaking as a parent/teacher,...
作为家长/老师来说…
Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.
有时老师的话听得进去,而父母的可能就不行了。
The parent can assign a responsible person to accompany their children under 12 on the airplane.
父母可以指定一个负责人在飞机上陪伴十二岁以下的儿童。

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