parent: meaning and definitions

One who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises a child; a father or mother.

An ancestor; a progenitor.

An organism that produces or generates offspring.

A guardian; a protector.

A parent company.

A source or cause; an origin: Despair is the parent of rebellion.

To act as a parent to; raise and nurture: "A genitor who does not parent the child is not its parent” ( Ashley Montagu).

To cause to come into existence; originate.

To act as a parent.