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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She was supposed to be at the Ambassador Hotel the night of Kennedy’s assassination, she said, but her parents made her go to bed because she had school in the morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
However, the parents were not closely related, offering evidence that mating patterns within these ancient communities may have helped limit inbreeding.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has talked of her parents coming to the UK from rural Kashmir.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
These are the voters like the parents of Fred Del Barrio, the Republican mayor of Palmhurst and a prominent businessman in the Rio Grande Valley.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
“I was just telling your parents that I had a very distressing visit from Mrs. William Blythe.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
