Parent

Portuguese Meaning

principal

parente

paterno

materno

aparentado

com certa semelhança

antepassado

causa

origem fonte

pai ou mãe

English Meaning

  1. One who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises a child; a father or mother.
  2. An ancestor; a progenitor.
  3. An organism that produces or generates offspring.
  4. A guardian; a protector.
  5. A parent company.
  6. A source or cause; an origin: Despair is the parent of rebellion.
  7. To act as a parent to; raise and nurture: "A genitor who does not parent the child is not its parent” ( Ashley Montagu).
  8. To cause to come into existence; originate.
  9. To act as a parent.