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IELTS BNC: 494 COCA: 327

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par·ent1 /ˈpeərənt $ ˈper-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
1  SSFFAMILYthe father or mother of a person or animal 〔人的〕父，母；〔动物的〕亲体，亲本
 Children under 14 should be accompanied by a parent.
14 岁以下儿童须由一位家长陪同。
 The eggs are guarded by both parents.
那些蛋由两只亲鸟共同守护着。
 Melissa’s spending the weekend at her parents’ house.
梅利莎正在父母家度周末。
→ birth parent, → foster parents at foster2(1), → lone parent at lone(2), → one-parent family, single parent
2  COME FROM/ORIGINATEsomething that produces other things of the same type 母体；亲本，亲代
 New shoots appear near the parent plant.
母株附近冒出了新枝。
3  a company which owns a smaller company or organization 母公司
 Land Rover’s new parent
路虎公司新的母公司
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + parent
a single parent (also a lone parent British EnglishBrE) (=someone who has their children living with them, but no partner)
My mum is a single parent.
somebody's biological/natural parents
Most children are reared by their natural parents.
somebody's birth parents (=the ones who are biologically related to them)
Only half the children who are adopted wish to discover their birth parents.
somebody's real parents (=their biological parents)
I was thrilled to have found my real parents.
adoptive parents (=the people who take someone else's child into their home and legally become his or her parents)
Adoptive parents often have little practical preparation for parenthood.
a foster parent (=someone who has other people's children living with them)
Teresa was removed from her mother's care and placed with foster parents.
Examples from the Corpus
parent• Margaret shows the 13 parents how to make things and they show their children.• To me, it was normal to have parents who worked and were devoted to their children.• Once, after he had been absent a fortnight, the principal tackled his parents.• I'd like you to meet my parents sometime.• The airline's parent, AMR Corp., lost $115 million in the first nine months.• All these children are mutant children of the same parent, differing from their parent with respect to one gene each.• Some parents will terminate contact with the therapist because they do not understand why certain questions are being asked.• Panic-stricken parents, their faces twisted in fear, ran to the school and frantically searched for their sons or daughters.• Yet parents above all need those congenial working conditions if they are to parent well.
parent2n verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
nto look after your child and help them to develop well and learn how to behave
 We help people to parent their children more effectively.
From Longman Business Dictionary
parentpar·ent /ˈpeərəntˈper-/ (also parent company) noun [countableC]FINANCE
if one company is the parent of another, it owns at least half the shares in the other company, and has control over it
The Minneapolis-based parent of investment firm Piper announced record revenue and earnings.
This is an opportunity to improve the capital position of both the parent company and its subsidiaries.
Origin parent
(1400-1500) Old French Latin, present participle of parere “to give birth to”
par·ent1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1parent2n verb
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IELTS BNC: 494 COCA: 327
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ADJECTIVE | PARENT + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤married, unmarried已婚的父親／母親；未婚的父親／母親➤divorced離異的父親／母親➤lone, single單親◇single-parent families單親家庭➤absent不在身邊的父親／母親➤aged, aging, elderly年老的父親／母親➤deceased, surviving已故的父親／母親；活着的父親／母親➤prospective, would-be未來的岳父／岳母；未來的公公／婆婆➤expectant準父母➤first-time, new第一次為人父／母；新的父親／母親➤biological, birth, natural, real生身父親／母親；親生父親／母親➤adopted, adoptive, foster養父／母；繼父／母◇the identities of the adoptive parents養父母的身分➤surrogate代理家長➤custodial, non-custodial (law法律) 有監護權的父親／母親；無監護權的父親／母親➤female, male母本；母親；父本；父親➤gay, heterosexual, lesbian同性戀父母；異性戀父母；女同性戀父母➤low-income, poor低收入的父親／母親➤rich, wealthy, well-to-do富裕的父親／母親➤middle-class, working-class中產階級的父親／母親；工薪階層的父親／母親➤immigrant移民的父親／母親▸➤working需要上班的父親／母親◇The government has promised a better deal for working parents.政府答應給予需要上班的父母更好的待遇。➤stay-at-home在家的爸爸／媽媽➤good好的父親／母親➤involved, supportive參與型／支持型的家長◇The study showed that children with involved parents do better at school.研究表明，和家長有更多時間互動的孩子在學校表現得較好。➤proud自豪的家長◇They have just become the proud parents of a baby girl.他們剛有了一個小女孩，感到很自豪。➤caring, devoted, loving疼愛子女的父親／母親；慈愛的父親／母親➤doting, fond, indulgent溺愛的父親／母親；縱容子女的父親／母親➤overprotective過度保護子女的父親／母親➤stern, strict嚴厲的父親／母親；嚴格的父親／母親➤bad, unfit不合格的父親／母親➤abusive虐待子女的父親／母親➤neglectful疏忽的家長➤angry, anxious, concerned, distraught, distressed, grieving生氣的父親／母親；焦急的父親／母親；傷心的父親／母親PARENT + NOUN➤company (business商業) 母公司◇The subsidiary eventually outgrew its parent company and took it over.子公司的發展最終超越了母公司，將母公司收購了。
IELTS BNC: 494 COCA: 327
parent noun
⇨ mother
IELTS BNC: 494 COCA: 327
parent
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