parent
Pronunciation:
/ˈpɛəɹənt//ˈpeəɹənt/noun
Definitions
One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
Synonyms:progenitorAntonyms:childoffspringA surrogate mother
A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
verb
Definitions
To act as parent, to raise or rear.
Synonyms:raiserear