A person's father or mother.
Shared component: parent · mother or father
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parent
mother or father
Related forms: parent · 6 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesRelating to or characteristic of a parent or parents.
parent+al
Shared component: parent · mother or father
Involving or relating to a single parent, especially in a family structure.
one+parent
Shared component: parent · mother or father
The state or condition of being a parent.
parent+hood
Shared component: parent · mother or father
Having no parents, especially because they have died.
parent+less
Shared component: parent · mother or father
A person who brings up a child or children without a partner, typically because the other parent is not living with the family.
single+parent
Shared component: parent · mother or father