parent

n. father or mother; progenitor; forefather; animal or plant that produces or generates another; cause, origin, source; guardian; protector

v. act as a parent; raise children, bring up kids; originate

adj. being the original source; (Biology) of or pertaining to a cell or organism that produces another

A parent is a father or mother; one who sires or gives birth to and/or nurtures and raises an offspring. The different role of parents varies throughout the tree of life, and is especially complex in human culture.
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Noun
1. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
(antonym) child, kid
(hypernym) genitor
(hyponym) adoptive parent, adopter
(member-holonym) family, family unit
(derivation) rear, raise, bring up, nurture
Verb
1. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
(synonym) rear, raise, bring up, nurture
(hyponym) fledge
(cause) grow up

adj. related, parent; kin, on familiar terms

n. relative, relation, parent; kinsman, connection

v. adorn, deck out, decorate; robe, garnish; dress, trick

(n.)
That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice.
  

(n.)
One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.