Antonyms for parent
ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-par·ent

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1. parentnoun

   Antonyms:
   child, offspring

   Synonyms:
   progenitor

2. parentnoun

   Synonyms:
   mother

   Antonyms:
   child

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1. • Genitor

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. parentnoun

   a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

   Antonyms:
   kid, child

2. parentverb

   an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

   Antonyms:
   child, kid

3. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parentverb

   bring up

   "raise a family"; "bring up children"

   Antonyms:
   kid, child

   Synonyms:
   kindle, rise, arouse, put forward, leaven, set up, upgrade, boot, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, put up, heighten, stir, refer, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, farm, cite, grow, bring up, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, advert, promote, nourish, prove, erect, raise, name, call down, get up, produce, call forth, invoke, mention, reboot, evoke, rear, foster, sustain, rise up, enhance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parentnoun

   Synonyms:
   father, mother, begetter, author, originator, source

   Associated words:
   parental, parricide, foster, filiation, prepotent, prepotency

How to use parent in a sentence?

1. Richard Malley:

   Imagine you're the parent. Imagine you're the child. I mean, these things are extraordinarily stressful, the child who gets admitted does not know that their hospitalization is going to be short or less severe. The parent doesn't know that, either.

2. Gwen Landt:

   Gwen Landt said. Gwen Landt added that Gwen Landt is trying to give tips to people on when its best to help these animals and when they should be left alone. Rescuers believe the beautiful fawn was separated from Gwen Landt mother and hit by a car which snapped her right back leg just below the hip bone. ( Credit : SWNS) When the mama is taking care of her baby, she leaves it in the ground and it curls up like a little croissant so the mother can go off and find food, she leaves the baby because it doesnt have any scent for a predator to detect. People often come across the baby deer and they think, Oh, it doesnt have a parent, Ill rescue it. But they should wait to see if the mother comes back.

3. Arch Manning:

   I think it is best as a parent to just enjoy the visits and keep my comments out of the public. Arch mentioned he had a great visit and I think that’s plenty enough.

4. Nathaniel Beers:

   It's not a decision that's easy for any parent.

5. Jennifer Podkul:

   There's not always good information sharing, and not always systematic ways to ensure that the kids can stay in touch with that family member or parent if they've been separated from them.

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