Parrish

American  

[par-ish] / ˈpær ɪʃ /

noun

1. Anne, 1888–1957, U.S. novelist and author of books for children.

2. (Frederick) Maxfield 1870–1966, U.S. painter and illustrator.

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Example Sentences

Jaynie Parrish, founder of the Arizona Native Vote project, started planning a protest for her tiny town of Kayenta, on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, only earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The five years before and after retirement are the “red zone” when investors are more susceptible to sequence-of-return risk, says Steve Parrish, professor of practice at The American College of Financial Services.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

At the Parrish, more than a dozen of these Montauk paintings were followed by works made subsequently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Parrish told ProPublica she had collected evidence that “shows ongoing and persistent activity” outside the facility that under statute and police directive “would be considered riotous, unlawful assembly and/or disorderly conduct.”

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

Mr. Parrish didn’t play squash; my dad didn’t golf, so that was that.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson