parent
noun
a father or a mother.
nonparent
-
a word derived from
parent.
Example Sentences
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Financial benefits for parents also help nonparent colleagues who have been picking up slack, employers say, by enabling parents to get back to work full time.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2020
Hearing parental advice from a nonparent source often penetrates the brainpan much more effectively.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2018
Dr. Glass agrees that cultural differences add to the greater relative parent and nonparent happiness gap — but she notes that those cultural differences are also reflected in our family policies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2016
On this week’s episode, Rebecca, Jamilah, and Faith answer listener questions from an aunt struggling to confront her niece’s traumatic experience and a nonparent who wants to be more useful to her friends with kids.
From Slate
She now operates a thriving online cardmaking venture, MommyBiz.net Ditto for nonparent Ilene Segal, founder of Baby iDesign, a four-year-old stationer in Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
