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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It expects to support over 1,000 families in 2026, and Greenway said some parents would "break down and cry when we turn up and make the delivery".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Syal was born in Wolverhampton in 1961 to Indian Punjabi parents, who had moved to the UK from New Delhi.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
On social media, parents are showing trial runs of their early-morning routines for the school year, with regimens that are a far cry from the leisure of summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He was born on Sept. 11, 1921 to Lebanese immigrant parents and raised in Beckley, W. Va., a coal town where his father worked as a storekeeper and miner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
When we were little, he did “Grandma Camp” in the summer, spending every weekday with her while his parents were at work.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
