parent

英 [ˈpeərənt]

美 [ˈperənt]

n. 父亲(或母亲); (动、植物的)亲本，亲代，父本，母本; 创始机构; 母公司; 总部

复数：parents　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.494 / COCA.327

牛津词典

noun

父亲（或母亲）
a person's father or mother
1. He's still living with his parents.
  他还和父母住在一起。
2. her adoptive parents
  她的养父母
3. Sue and Ben have recently become parents.
  苏和本最近当了爸爸妈妈了。
（动、植物的）亲本，亲代，父本，母本
an animal or a plant which produces other animals or plants
1. the parent bird/tree
  亲代鸟 / 树
创始机构；母公司；总部
an organization that produces and owns or controls smaller organizations of the same type
1. a parent bank and its subsidiaries
  总行及其附属银行
2. the parent company
  母公司

See also:Children need their parents...This is where a lot of parents go wrong...When you become a parent the things you once cared about seem to have less value.foster parent one-parent family single parent
ADJ 创始的；母公司的；总公司的
An organization'sparentorganization is the organization that created it and usually still controls it.
1. Each unit including the parent company has its own, local management.
  包括母公司在内，每个单位都有自己的地方管理层。
2. ...the zoo's parent body, the Zoological Society of London.
  该动物园的创始组织，伦敦动物学会
ADJ （动物、植物或有机体）亲本的，亲代的
Theparentanimal, plant, or organism of a particular animal, plant or organism is the one that it comes from or is produced by.
1. Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young.
  亲鸟开始为幼鸟寻找食物。

noun

verb

bring up
1. raise a family
2. bring up children
Synonym:rearraisebring upnurture

It might be possible for a single woman to be accepted as a foster parent
有可能会接受单身女子作为领养人。
This is where a lot of parents go wrong
这正是很多父母犯错的地方。
Learning how to become a parent takes time. It's a skill you learn as you go along.
学会如何为人父母需要时间，这种技能只能边经历边学习。
Joe still has no concept of what it's like to be the sole parent.
乔对当单亲家长是什么滋味还没有任何概念。
The overworked, overextended parent may be seen as unloving, but may simply be exhausted.
工作压身、精力上捉襟见肘的家长可能会被视作对孩子缺乏关爱，但他们也许只是太疲惫了。
Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent
孩子们普遍愿意过平静安宁的生活，即便这意味着只能与单亲生活在一起。
Each unit including the parent company has its own, local management.
包括母公司在内，每个单位都有自己的地方管理层。
Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.
有时教师的话会听，而父母的话可能就不听。
Her tone was that of a parent to a disobedient child.
她的语气就像是一个家长在训自己不听话的孩子。
Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young.
亲鸟开始为幼鸟寻找食物。