Parent synonyms

guardian

A person legally placed in charge of the affairs of a minor or of a person of unsound mind

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progenitor

(Figuratively) Someone who originates something.

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the one from whom one has one's being

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ancestor

Anything regarded as a precursor or forerunner of a later thing

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immediate forebear

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mater

(Biology) Someone or something that mates.

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source

A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:

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foster-parent

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begetter

A procreator; one who begets.

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creator

One that creates:

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dad

Dad is defined as a term used for your father.

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stepfather

A male stepparent

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mom

Mom is a person who has given birth to a child or who has responsibility for the care of children.

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originator

Someone who originates, creates or founds something.

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produce

Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.

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producer

(UK, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven days in which to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.

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protector

A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.

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inventor

A person who invents; esp., one who devises a new contrivance, method, etc.

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patriarch

Used formerly as a title for the bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria.

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beginning

The source or cause:

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derivation

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

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fount

(Old Poet.) A fountain or spring

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fountain

(Originally) A spring, natural source of water.

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fountainhead

An abundant source of knowledge, etc.

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provenance

(Archaeology) The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object. See Usage note below.

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provenience

Origin; derivation

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root

The close ties one has with some place or people as through birth, upbringing, long and sympathetic association, etc.

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rootstock

A plant onto which another is grafted as a new top

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spring

Elasticity; resilience:

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well

Well is a wish of good fortune.

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breed

To produce (fissionable material) in a breeder reactor.

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engender

To bring into existence; give rise to:

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make

(Second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.

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procreate

To produce or bring into existence

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give birth (or rise) to

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kin (related)

One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

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precede (related)

precede (plural precedes) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

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nurture

To encourage or help develop; cultivate:

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parents (related)

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foster-father

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stepparent

The person who has married one's parent after the death of or divorce from the other parent; stepfather or stepmother

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rear

To rise high, as a mountain peak

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bring up

To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.

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parental

(Genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

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forebear

The definition of a forebear is a person's ancestor.

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papa

Father.

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ascendant

Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.

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maker

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

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create

(Intransitive) To be creative, imaginative.

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mother

A woman who gives birth to a child.

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foster-mother

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stepmother

A female stepparent

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sire

The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.

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raise

To breed and care for to maturity:

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foster

To promote the growth and development of; cultivate:

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father (related)

A man who serves or is thought of as a protector:

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origin (related)

The beginning of something.

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author

The works of an author or authors.

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cause

A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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daddy

Granddaddy

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forbear

Forebear

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forefather

A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group.

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generate

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genetrix

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genitor

One who produces or creates.

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mama

A wife.

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child (antonym)

(Computing) A data item, process or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another data item, process or object.

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antecedent

Antecedent means a person who was born before you in your family.

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foremother

A female ancestor

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predecessor

The definition of a predecessor is someone who came before another person.

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architect

One who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures.

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entrepreneur

The definition of an entrepreneur is a person who takes an idea, product or service and does whatever is necessary to introduce it to the marketplace where it can produce revenue.

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founder

The definition of a founder is the person who discovers or establishes something.

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hatch

To mark or engrave with fine, crossed or parallel lines so as to achieve shading

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originate

To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent

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start (related)

An act of beginning; an initial effort:

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carers (related)

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parents-carers (related)

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grandparent (related)

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young-people (related)

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caregiver (related)

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carer (related)

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teacher (related)

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pupil (related)

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parent-carers (related)

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young person (related)

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sibling (related)

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teenager (related)

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adult (related)

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spawn

A product or an outcome:

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beget

To beget is defined as to create children or to cause something to happen.

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procreator

One who procreates; a father or mother.

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