parent
noun
a father or a mother.
parents
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pluralof parent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, my parents had purchased long-term-care insurance and had paid premiums for about 12 years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
His parents shipped him off to an all-boys, religious high school at 14 near Napa, where he trained to become a member of the Christian Brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I don't think that I would have been able to do it without the financial support from my parents," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Since 2020, about half of U.S. families have reported both parents working full time jobs, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
And she started with the truth: “My birth father was Native. I have family beyond the parents who failed me. You have family beyond me and the ways I failed you.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
