parent
UK/'perәnt/US
NGSL 1kIELTSA1
Definitions
n.
A person's father or mother
父母（之一）
n.
An organization or thing from which others are derived
母体；母公司；本源
v.
To be or act as a parent to a child
养育；为人父母
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom parere (to bring forth, give birth) — the THIRD branch of par, separate from 'prepare' and 'equal.' A parent is literally 'one who brings forth' a child. The extended sense (parent company, parent directory) keeps the idea of a source that produces offshoots.
Root par still carries 36 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.single parent单亲父母
- 2.parent-child relationship亲子关系
- 3.parent company母公司
- 4.biological parent亲生父母
Example Sentences
- 1.
Both parents work full-time and share the childcare.
- 2.
The startup was acquired by a much larger parent company.