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par·ent n1 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 paternity. There have been exceptions, based mainly on the father's attitude toward, support of, or involvement with the child.b: a person who legally adopts a childc: a person or entity that owes to a child a legally imposed duty of supportd: a stepparent where designated by statute2: an entity or group that gives rise to or acquires another usu. subsidiary entity or groupa parent company; specif: a corporation that owns a required minimum percentage of the stock of another corporation compare affiliateparent adjpa·ren·tal /pə-'ren-təl/ adjpa·ren·tal·ly advpar·ent·less adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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ancestor, author, author of one's existence, derivation, father, generator, mother, mover, originator, precursor, predecessor, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor, source
associated concepts: abusive parent, child welfare, neglect
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ancestor, author (originator), derivation, precursor, primogenitor, progenitor, source
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) A father or mother, natural or adoptive.(2) A company or organization that controls several subsidiaries, often called a parent company.adj.parental
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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The legal or natural father or mother of a person; the relationship can be established by birth or by adoption.Category: Divorce & Family Law
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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USAparent company, Also known as the parent.A company which owns or controls the majority of the outstanding voting stock (or other equity) in another company or otherwise has the right to appoint and remove a majority of the board of directors (or other managing body) of that other company.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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n.the lawful and natural father or mother of a person. The word does not mean grandparent or ancestor, but can include an adoptive parent as a replacement for a natural parent.See also: adoption
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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parent — parent, ente [ parɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] n. et adj. • Xe; lat. parens, entis A ♦ Plur. LES PARENTS. 1 ♦ Le père et la mère. ⇒ procréateur; plaisant géniteur (cf. pop. Les vieux). La relation parents enfants. Parents indignes, dénaturés … Encyclopédie Universelle
Parent — ist ein Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Antoine Parent (1666–1716), französischer Mathematiker Bernie Parent (* 1945), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler Georges Parent (Politiker) (1879–1942), kanadischer Anwalt und Politiker Georges Parent… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — PARENT, [par]ente. Qui est de mesme famille, qui est de mesme sang, qui touche de consanguinité à quelqu un. Parent paternel. parent maternel. parent au troisiesme degré. c est mon parent. il est mon parent. de quel costé estes vous parents? ils… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
parent — par ent (p[^a]r ent or p[=a]r ent; 277), n. [L. parens, entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. [1913 Webster] Children … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parent — [per′ənt, par′ənt] n. [OFr < L parens, parent, orig. prp. of parere, to beget: see PAROUS] 1. a mother or father 2. a progenitor or ancestor 3. any animal, organism, or plant in relation to its offspring 4. anything from which other things are … English World dictionary
Parent — Nom de famille très répandu. Les dictionnaires expliquent qu en ancien français et en ancien catalan le mot signifiait père , d où le surnom, permettant sans doute au départ de distinguer le père du fils sur les registres. A noter que Parent est… … Noms de famille
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 — [n] person, source of product ancestor, architect, author, begetter, cause, center, creator, father, folks, forerunner, fountainhead, guardian, mother, origin, originator, procreator, progenitor, prototype, root, source, wellspring; concepts… … New thesaurus
Parent — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Parent », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Parent : Terme relatif à la famille.… … Wikipédia en Français