as in mother
a person who brings forth and raises a child
The couple recently became parents for the first time. She grew up in a single parent household.
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as in to raise
to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education
They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.
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Recent Examples of parent
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Teachers and parents are rightly worried about kids using generative AI to fraudulently write their essays for them, or using ChatGPT and other homework helpers like ByteDance’s Gauth AI to quickly grab answers.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The women who supported Vice President Kamala Harris' surprise sprint for the presidency – including mothers who wanted this for their girls – did so ardently, as if parenting itself had become political.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Not a great parent, fine, but his criminal bona fides are not onscreen.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Teachers and parents are rightly worried about kids using generative AI to fraudulently write their essays for them, or using ChatGPT and other homework helpers like ByteDance’s Gauth AI to quickly grab answers.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Therefore, Parents is teaming up with the 3rd Hour of TODAY for its Parental Guidance series that delves into a variety of parenting scenarios and questions that don't always have clear answers.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The women who supported Vice President Kamala Harris' surprise sprint for the presidency – including mothers who wanted this for their girls – did so ardently, as if parenting itself had become political.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parent
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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For instance, Amazon raised eyebrows in September when CEO Andy Jassy announced that corporate employees must return to the office five days a week starting in January 2025.Anuz Thapa, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Going forward, ConocoPhillips raised production guidance for Q4 to 1.99 million to 2.03 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Erin Foster is a Golden Globe nominee, but her duties as a mom come first.Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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There was a little kid wearing cat ears, maybe three or four, hoisted on her mom’s sequined back.Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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All described an iconoclastic and driven auteur who loved to nurture and support younger filmmakers.CBS News, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recognizing, nurturing and retaining great talent has always been important to business success.Jeff Maggs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Tusk has continued to emphasize his dedication to fostering dialogue, including meetings with key leaders such as Friedrich Merz, head of Germany's CDU party, who recently visited Kyiv.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pathways thinking and agency thinking work together to foster the pursuit of goals.Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parent. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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