parents

par-ents · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    One's mother and father.

  2. 2.

    Persons who have raised or care for a child.

  3. 3.

    The source or origin of something.

Related words

Antonyms: children, offspring
See also: children, family, father, mother, parent
Synonyms: folks, mother and father

Etymology

Plural of parent, from Old French parent, from Latin parens (genitive parentis) meaning "father or mother, ancestor," present participle of parere meaning "to bring forth, give birth to, produce."