Parent synonyms | Best 92 synonyms for parent

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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begetter

A procreator; one who begets.

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parents (related)

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ancestor

Anything regarded as a precursor or forerunner of a later thing

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creator

One that creates:

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spring

Elasticity; resilience:

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immediate forebear

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dad

Dad is defined as a term used for your father.

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originator

Someone who originates, creates or founds something.

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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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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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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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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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well

Well is a wish of good fortune.

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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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stepfather

A male stepparent

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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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cause

A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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forebear

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

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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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papa

Father.

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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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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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provenience

Origin; derivation