parent
Child's primary guardian
A parent is a father or mother—someone who has produced or is raising a child.
The word extends to any organism that generates offspring, and to things that give rise to others: a parent company owns subsidiaries, a parent directory contains subdirectories.
To parent is to raise children: She parented three kids on her own.
Parenting as a concept—with theories, styles, and anxieties—is a modern preoccupation.
Female parent
papa · stepparent · biological · single mother · single father · blended family · child-rearing · offspring
Protective caretaker of another
- custodianGuardian of a place
- fosterEncourage development of
- adoptiveLegally taking as one's own
- surrogateOne acting for another
nanny · au pair · babysitter · provider · protector · homemaker · breadwinner · stay-at-home
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
bloodline · ancestors · patriarch · matriarch · forefathers · roots · family tree · predecessors
Copying or procreation
- procreationGenerating biological offspring
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
heredity · chromosome · offspring · progeny · fertilization · gestation · birth · progenitor
Warm emotional attachment
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- warmthHeat you feel
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
compassion · empathy · encouragement · support · nourishment · maternal · paternal · unconditional love
Required moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- childcareSupervision of young ones
decision-making · oversight · commitment · reliability · stability · involvement · sacrifice · financial support
Lines marking separation
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
strictness · expectations · structure · correction · obedience · timeout · grounding · scolding
Guidance from experienced person
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- coachingGuiding others to improve
role model · leadership · instruction · counseling · direction · values · morals · life lessons
mother
Female parent
mama · papa · stepparent · biological · single mother · single father · blended family · child-rearing · offspring · progeny
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
surrogate · nanny · au pair · babysitter · provider · protector · homemaker · breadwinner · stay-at-home · helicopter
genealogy
Study of family descent
progenitors · bloodline · ancestors · patriarch · matriarch · forefathers · roots · family tree · predecessors · descendants
reproduction
Copying or procreation
- procreationGenerating biological offspring
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
DNA · heredity · chromosome · offspring · progeny · fertilization · gestation · birth · progenitor · spawn
affection
Warm emotional attachment
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- warmthHeat you feel
tenderness · compassion · empathy · encouragement · support · nourishment · maternal · paternal · unconditional love · cherish
duty
Required moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- upbringingChildhood care and training
childcare · decision-making · oversight · commitment · reliability · stability · involvement · sacrifice · financial support · healthcare
boundaries
Lines marking separation
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
authority · strictness · expectations · structure · correction · obedience · timeout · grounding · scolding · firmness
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- teachingProfession of instructing others
coaching · role model · leadership · instruction · counseling · direction · values · morals · life lessons · example
- family termsnuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers, son
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- relativesmother, father, sister, brother, aunt
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
parentchild
Person before puberty
offspring · son · daughter · kid · descendant
- single parentUnpartnered mother or father
- foster parentsAdults raising others' children
- parental controlsSettings limiting child access
- helicopter parentsExcessively protective caregivers
- parental guidanceAdvisory for young viewers
- parent-teacher organizationSchool-family liaison group
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