Parent
/ˈpɛə.rənt/noun
A mother or father; a person who has a child.
Did you know?English *parent* descends from Latin *parens*, a present participle meaning “bringing forth” or “producing,” from the same root that gave words tied to birth and offspring in several Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to bring forth, produce, bear”
Latin
Latin
parere
“to bring forth, give birth to, produce”
Latin
Latin
parēns
“one who begets or bears; a parent”
Old French
Old French
parent
“a parent; a relative”
Middle English
English
parente
“a parent, ancestor, or close relative”
Modern English
English
parent
“a mother or father”