Synonyms for parent
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Noun
1. Father — A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.)
father, progenitor, genitor rare
Other
mother, author, source, root, originator, begetter, procreator rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
After both her parents were killed in a forest fire, Sonia was adopted by her aunt and uncle.
Forms
- Plural
- parents → fathers, progenitors, genitors, mothers…
Example sentences
- father You look the way your father did thirty years ago.
- mother There is no mother who doesn't love her own child.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| parent | steady | |
| father | rising | |
| mother | rising | |
| begetter | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- root1
- 6 letters
- father2, mother2, source1, author2
- 7 letters
- genitor
- 8 letters
- begetter
- 10 letters
- originator5, progenitor4, procreator
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (father2 = 2 syllables).