Another word for parent
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Noun
A person from whom one is descended
- One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.
- Something that has been succeeded by another:
- An ancestor; a forebear.
- A direct ancestor.
- An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
- An originator; a founder:
- A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.
- A woman ancestor.
- An ancestor.
- A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group.
- A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.
- A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
- A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
- A man who adopts a child.
- Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
- Dominant in position or influence; superior.
- The position or state of being dominant or in control:
- Going before; preceding.
- One that precedes another.
- A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.
- A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
- A forerunner or predecessor.
- The person from whom an estate has been inherited.
One that creates, founds, or originates
- A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe.
- One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah.
- Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or any of Jacob's 12 sons, the eponymous progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel.
- Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
- One that makes or manufactures. Often used in combination:
- A party that signs a promissory note or contract.
- God. Often used with a possessive adjective:
- a person who invents; esp., one who devises a new contrivance, method, etc.
- To sink below the surface of the water:
- To cave in; sink:
- To fail utterly; collapse:
- A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
- A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
- A man who adopts a child.
- A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
- One that creates:
- God. Used with the.
- The writer of a book, article, or other text.
- One who practices writing as a profession.
- One who writes or constructs an electronic document or system, such as a website.
- One who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures.
- One that plans, devises, or organizes something:
- To plan, organize, and bring to fruition:
See also:A point of origination
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Verb
To cause to come into existence
- The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians.
- Offspring, especially when occurring in large numbers.
- A product or an outcome:
- A biological father.
- The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.
- The plant or gamete responsible for fertilizing an ovule that develops into a seed.
- To bring forth; yield:
- To create by physical or mental effort:
- To manufacture:
- To produce offspring; reproduce.
- To produce (offspring); reproduce.
- To bring into being; create or start:
- To come into being; start:
- To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:
- To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:
- To form by assembling individuals or constituents:
- An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.
- The cover for such an opening.
- A hatchway.
- A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
- A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
- A man who adopts a child.
- To bring into existence; give rise to:
- To procreate; propagate.
- To come into existence; originate.
- To cause to exist; bring into being:
- To give rise to; produce:
- To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:
- To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
- To bring about; engender:
- To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection:
- To produce (offspring) by sexual reproduction. Used especially of a man.
- To cause to exist or occur; produce:
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Another word for parent
Noun
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- A biological father.
- The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.
- The plant or gamete responsible for fertilizing an ovule that develops into a seed.
- A direct ancestor.
- An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
- An originator; a founder:
- One who procreates; a father or mother.
- (figuratively) One who originates or creates something.
- A woman who is a stepparent.
- A man who is a stepparent.
- A person who has married one's parent after the death of or divorce from the other parent.
- An adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
- A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.
- A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
- A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
- A man who adopts a child.
Verb
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- To bring up; nurture:
- To promote the growth and development of; cultivate:
- To nurse; cherish:
- A hind part.
- The point or area farthest from the front:
- The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.
- To move to a higher position; elevate:
- To set in an upright or erect position:
- To erect or build:
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