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

His declared agenda is to raise standards in schools, fortify parent power and decentralise control.
他公布的计划旨在提高学校办学标准，加强家长权力，分散管理。
The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined operation.
这两个母公司现在合并为一家企业经营业务。
This is where a lot of parents go wrong
这正是很多父母犯错的地方。
Being a parent is her first priority
做好母亲是她的头等大事。
Zeneca was at last demerged from its parent firm, ICI
捷利康公司终于从其母公司帝国化工集团中分离了出来。
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。
To be a parent is a terribly difficult thing
为人父母真难啊。
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。
A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
依赖性太强的孩子会逼得父母心烦意乱。
She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
她有一个年迈的父亲，可能会很不好相处。