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
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Younger voters, who face steeper housing costs than their parents did, are more supportive of affordable development.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Priyamvada Ramkumar
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
On Thursday, the Oscar winner took to Instagram to answer a question about parenting her children while navigating a successful career in Hollywood.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Just days before, Travis Kelce’s parents talked about him and Swift on the red carpet.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Younger voters, who face steeper housing costs than their parents did, are more supportive of affordable development.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Organisations parented by his vision host serious literary gatherings, confer prestigious awards, build encyclopaedic information on Tamil literature, art and culture, and impart literary, cultural and philosophical education to hundreds of curious minds.
—Priyamvada Ramkumar
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
On Thursday, the Oscar winner took to Instagram to answer a question about parenting her children while navigating a successful career in Hollywood.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parent
Noun
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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
Verb
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Local organizations and community members in Milwaukee are working to raise funds and support for both Hanan Refugees Relief Group and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Today, anyone can easily kickstart their own with the platform Pump.Fun (the very name alludes to the art of hyping a novelty token to raise its value).—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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After spending each waking hour together in Fiji, the queen of self-affirmations visited Boston and met his mom, which went well, according to the reunion trailer.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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The kids — which include 7-year-old twins Nicholas and Lucy and Mary, 5 — are obediently following after mom, one by one, like little ducklings.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On the pitch, the player nurtured by QPR after those years in the wilderness found his feet quickly enough at Palace.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Born James Newell Osterberg Jr. on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan, Iggy Pop was raised as an only child in a trailer park in Ypsilanti by parents who nurtured his childhood passion for music.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Pursuing this goal starts with senior management teams and their commitment to fostering organizational creativity.—
Merle Symes,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Following a university investigation, KU suspended Phi Gamma Delta and another fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, for five years in January 2022, concluding that both organizations had fostered toxic and longstanding cultures of hazing.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parent. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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