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Meaning of parent process

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

parent

Pronunciation:/ˈpɛəɹənt//ˈpeəɹənt/

noun

Definitions

  1. One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

    Synonyms:progenitor
    Antonyms:childoffspring

  2. A surrogate mother

  3. A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material

  4. A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.

verb

Definitions

  1. To act as parent, to raise or rear.

    Synonyms:raiserear
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/parent

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