to parent
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2.0
- verb
- /ˈpɛrənt/
:
criar
- They had serious doubts about the mother's capacity to parent.
- capacity to parent
- parent a child
- parent successfully
He says, I've learned how to parent my kids from my dad.
- He says, I've learned how to parent my kids from my dad.
- And to parent, it's not about fixing them.
Examples
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Yeah, because you can't parent a child without being there.
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Has her parenting style influenced how you parent completely.
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Um, I would definitely take a lot of what my parents did into account of how I parent my future children.
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I am not entirely sure how to parent, here.
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But she has no idea how to parent.
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Do you guys know how hard it is to parent someone in the same grade as you?
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I don't know how to parent you anymore.
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He says, I've learned how to parent my kids from my dad.
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Miss Brown also cites Mr. Dawson's mental deficiencies, which raise serious questions about his ability to properly parent.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many new parents struggle to find the best way to parent their children effectively.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
To care for and help a child, animal, or plant grow
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3.5
To care for and encourage someone or something to grow
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2.5
Care for and teach a child until they become an adult
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3.4
To care for a child until they become an adult
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3.7
To care for a child who is not your own, often by formal arrangement
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3.7
To care for and raise a child
Compounds
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3.2
A person who cares for a child instead of the child's parents without adopting them
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3.5
A person who cares for a child temporarily in their home but is not the child's legal or birth parent
- Literature
A parent who removes problems so their child becomes too dependent on them
How Caring
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb parent comes from the same Latin parere 'to give birth' and over time came to mean 'to raise and care for a child', because to parent is to do the work of a parent.