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Wiktionary

  1. parentsnoun

    one's mother and father

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  1. parents

    Parents are individuals who have brought a child into existence through either biological or legal means, and who have the responsibility of caring for, supporting, and raising that child. They typically provide love, guidance, and nourishment, as well as play a crucial role in the child's development and well-being. Parents often serve as role models, educators, and protectors for their children, and are expected to provide for their physical, emotional, and social needs.

Wikidata

  1. Parents

    Parents is a 1989 American black comedy horror film directed by Bob Balaban and written by Christopher Hawthorne. It stars Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis and Bryan Madorsky. The film is about a suburban boy in the 1950s who suspects his parents of cannibalism.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Parents

    Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. PARENTS

    One of the hardships of a minor's life.

Editors Contribution

  1. parents

    Plural form of the word parent.

    Her parents are both still alive and enjoy a healththy and active lifestyle.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2016  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Parents' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #591

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Parents' in Written Corpus Frequency: #743

Anagrams for Parents »

  1. arpents

  2. entraps

  3. Napster

  4. panters

  5. pastern

  6. trepans

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parents in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parents in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Parents in a Sentence

  1. Tracy Cheatham:

    If someone is dependent on WIC, they have to walk in a store. That's the only place where they can physically get [formula], unfortunately, like the young lady Cierra was tryingto help, [parents on WIC] can’t go online and order the formula because [those outlets] don’t take WIC.

  2. Laura Zorc:

    The NEA owes concerned parents an apology for accusing them of being violent, 'radicalized,' and controlled by ‘conspiracy theories,’ through BEST, I helped train more than 1,000 parent activists in 2021, and I can tell you that this is not what I saw.

  3. Mohamed Farah:

    Despite what I said in the past, my parents never lived in the UK.

  4. Owen Tripp:

    Employees need ways to stay in the loop about their parents’ care, for employers, it's often about keeping people in the job for longer.

  5. Hillsborough County:

    At that time [ August 2018 ], Michelle Louise Kolts wasnt diagnosed with any type of mental health diagnosis. Michelle Louise Kolts stated, at that time, Michelle Louise Kolts intentions were not to harm anyone. Michelle Louise Kolts parents said Michelle Louise Kolts was a little on the autism spectrum.

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