parents

/ˈpɛrənts/

nounpar · ents

Think: "PAR-ents"—your parents are your "pair" (par) of grown-ups at home.

Yes, it's parents. Don’t add an extra vowel: it’s par-ents, not *parrents* or *parentes*.

Definitions

  1. nouna mother and father; people who raise a child
  2. nouna person’s mother and father (used as a plural noun)

Examples

  • “My parents are coming to the school play tonight.”
  • “She asked her parents for permission to go on the field trip.”
  • “Many parents volunteer to help in the classroom.”

Synonyms

mother and fatherguardianscaregiversfamilyfolks

Translations

ES padresPT paisFR parents

Common misspellings

parrentsparentzparantsperentsparensparent'sparentsspare nts

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