Parent

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 durch Blut oder durch Ehe verbunden , 🇪🇸 vinculado por sangre o alianza , 🇮🇹 legato per sangue o per alleanza , 🇵🇹 vinculado(a) por laços de sangue ou de aliança , 🇨🇳 父母 , 🇯🇵 血縁または親族関係で結ばれた人 , 🇰🇷 혈연이나 결혼 관계로 묶인 사람 , 🇸🇦 مُربَّط بالدم أو بالتحالف , 🇮🇳 रक्त या संधि से बंधा हुआ

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Etymology

The French noun *parent* comes directly from Latin *parentem* (accusative of *parent*, “relative”), which in turn derives from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *per‑* “to come from, be of” combined with the suffix *‑en‑* forming a noun. In Old French it appeared as *parent* or *parrent* with the same meaning of “relative, kin”. The spelling and pronunciation stabilized in the Modern French era, retaining the original Latin sense of a blood or allied relation.

Synonyms

père mère progeniteur aïeul géniteur ancêtre parenté

Antonyms

enfant fils fille descendant