Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parent"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Parent \Par"ent\, n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring
forth; cf. Gr. ? to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.]
1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a
mother.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.
1.

2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,
idleness is the parent of vice.

Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.
--Channing.

{Parent cell}. (Biol.) See {Mother cell}, under {Mother},
also {Cytula}.

{Parent nucleus} (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division,
divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.
See {Karyokinesis}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

parent
n : a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to
or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the
role of guardian [ant: {child}]
v : bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {rear},
{raise}, {bring up}, {nurture}]

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