parent (noun)

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• parent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ married, unmarried ▪ divorced ▪ lone (BrE), single ▪ single parent families ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• parent — ► NOUN 1) a father or mother. 2) an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived. 3) an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries. 4) archaic a forefather or ancestor. ► VERB ▪ be or act as a parent to.… …   English terms dictionary

• parent — par‧ent [ˈpeərənt ǁ ˈper ] also ˈparent ˌcompany noun [countable] FINANCE if one company is the parent of another, it owns at least half the shares in the other company, and has control over it: • The Minneapolis based parent of investment firm… …   Financial and business terms

• parent — par·ent n 1 a: a person who begets or brings forth offspring; esp: the natural parents of a child born of their marriage ◇ The biological father of an illegitimate child is usu. not considered the child s parent absent a judicial determination of …   Law dictionary

• parent — noun 1》 a father or mother.     ↘an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived. 2》 an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries. 3》 archaic a forefather or ancestor. verb [often as noun parenting] be or act… …   English new terms dictionary

• parent-teacher association — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an organization of local groups of teachers and the parents of their pupils to work for the improvement of the schools and the benefit of the pupils abbr. PTA * * * noun, pl ⋯ tions [count] : a local organization of… …   Useful english dictionary

• parent — noun (C) 1 the father or mother of a person or animal: I don t really get on with my boyfriend s parents. | a parent substitute, such as an aunt 2 something that produces other things of the same type: Shares in Mercury parent Cable and Wireless… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• parent company — parent ,company noun count BUSINESS a company or organization that owns or controls a smaller company or organization of the same type …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Parent-Teacher Association — Parent Teacher Associ,ation noun count an organization of teachers and parents within a school who plan social events and activities in order to raise money. It is usually simply called the PTA …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Parent-Teacher Organization — noun, pl ⋯ tions [count] US : parent teacher association abbr. PTO …   Useful english dictionary

• parent-teacher association — noun Usage: often capitalized P&T&A Date: 1915 an organization of local groups of teachers and the parents of their pupils that works for the improvement of the schools and the benefit of the pupils …   New Collegiate Dictionary