parents

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: pârʹ-ənts IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛərənts/
• (US) enPR: pârʹ-ənts or părʹ-ənts IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛrənts/ or /ˈpærənts/

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Noun

Singular parent

Plural parents

Parents with their child

1. The plural form of parent; more than one (kind of) parent. A person's mother and father.

   My parents won't let me go out this weekend because I got a bad grade on a test.

   His parents got divorced this summer.

Verb

Plain form parent

Third-person singular parents

Past tense parented

Past participle parented

Present participle parenting

1. The third-person singular form of parent.