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- parent ['pεərənt]
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1.
n
a father or mother
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2.
n
a person acting as a father or mother; guardian
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3.
n
[rare]
an ancestor
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4.
n
a source or cause
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5.
n
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6.
n
an organism or organization that has produced one or more organisms or organizations similar to itself
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7.
n
(as modifier)
- a parent organism
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8.
n
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9.
n
[physics]
[chem]
a precursor, such as a nucleus or compound, of a derived entity
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10.
n
(as modifier)
- a parent nucleus
- a parent ion
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11.
n
[Etymology]
C15: via Old French from Latin parens parent, from parere to bring forth
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1.
n
a father or mother
Examples
- 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。 → connote
- foster parent
- 养父或养母 → foster
- Our parent company was founded in 1935.
- 我们总公司成立于1935。
- The parent company is in Beijing.
- 总公司设在北京。
- it is difficult being a parent
- 为人父母很难 → difficult
- speaking as a parent/teacher,...
- 作为家长/老师来说... → speak
- 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。 → where
- to lose a parent → lose
- a parent organism → parent
- a parent nucleus → parent
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