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Synonyms: patent, paren, arent, darent, parrent, parient, pament, parens, prent

Antonyms: patent, paren, arent, darent, parrent, parient, pament, parens, prent

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Noun

{{lb|en|often in the [[plural]]}} A [[person]] who [[raise]]s a [[child]] (which they have [[make|made]], [[adopt]]ed, [[foster]]ed, taken as their own, etc.). {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
{{lb|en|often in the [[plural]]}} A [[person]] who has had a [[baby]]; this person in relation to their [[child]] or [[children]].
A [[surrogate parent]].
A third person who has provided [[DNA]] samples in an [[IVF]] procedure in order to [[alter]] [[faulty]] [[genetic]] [[material]].
{{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[relative]]. {{defdate|15th|18th c.}}
The [[source]] or [[origin]] of something. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
{{lb|en|biology}} An [[organism]] from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
{{lb|en|attributive}} Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector. <ref name=COED2>{{R:COED2|page=1274}}</ref>
{{lb|en|computing}} The object from which a {{l|en|child|id=mathematics}} or [[derived]] object is descended; a [[node]] superior to another node. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
{{lb|en|physics}} The [[nuclide]] that [[decay]]s into a [[daughter]] nuclide.

{{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To act as parent, to [[raise]] or [[rear]].
{{lb|en|programming}} To provide a parent [[object]] for one or more other objects, which become the {{l|en|child|id=mathematics|3=children}}.

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