parent

[ˈperənt]

Definition:
1. A father or mother.

Use 'parent' in a sentence:

1. Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental.
2. Their work shows that one-year-olds are much more likely to have allergies if either parent smokes.
3. I had to change schools every time my parents flitted.
4. There will be a chance for parents to look around the school.
5. Being a parent is her first priority.
6. She was always open with her parents.
7. The Parent Committee have made a great effort to raise some money.
8. Now, this day is fit for my parent.
9. Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
10. They had an arrangement that the children would spend two weeks with each parent.
11. Talk to other franchise holders and ask them what they think of the parent company.
12. My parents never used to hit me.
13. The written consent of a parent is required.
14. Behind every successful parent, there is a bunch of surprised offspring.
15. My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become.
16. One parent goes to work and the other stays at home.
17. You can't be dependent on your parents all your life.
18. Her tone was that of a parent to a disobedient child.
19. Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young.
20. I'm wearing two hats tonight—parent and teacher.
21. One assumes, a priori, that a parent would be better at dealing with problems.
22. It would be better for him to talk to his parents about his problems.
23. He was enjoying all the satisfactions of being a parent.
24. With a little encouragement from his parents he should do well.
25. His declared agenda is to raise standards in schools, fortify parent power and decentralise control.
26. I was bringing up my three children as a single parent.
27. I don't want to depend too much on my parents.
28. A happy parent makes for a happy child.
29. Things aren't right between her parents.
30. Both my parent miss you a lot.
31. The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents.
32. I taxed him with avoiding his responsibility as a parent.
33. I try to visit my parents every few weeks.
34. Learning how to become a parent takes time. It's a skill you learn as you go along.
35. A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
36. And then, to make matters worse, his parents turned up.
37. Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education.
38. No parent can duck out of his duty to his children.
39. The relationship between a parent and a child is instinctual and stems from basic human nature.
40. The rock concert was quite an education for my parents!
41. More than half the children of divorce did not see the noncustodial parent on a regular basis.
42. In another sense, the parent and child are equals.
43. They have one abnormal gene from that parent and one normal gene from the other parent.
44. We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools.
45. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
46. Speaking as a parent, I'm very concerned about standards in education.
47. He would not go against his parents' wishes.
48. The school's approach must be complementary to that of the parents.
49. Parents are the most important people in a child's world.
50. Her parents expected high standards from her.
51. The overworked, overextended parent may be seen as unloving, but may simply be exhausted.
52. The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent.
53. It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child.
54. He doesn't like asking his parents for help.
55. Her parents died a long time ago.
56. Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.
57. My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.
58. Each unit including the parent company has its own, local management.
59. People often share their political views with their parents.
60. Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.
61. Her parents no longer have any real influence over her.
62. The child's same-sex parent acts as a role model.
63. Do your parents take an interest in your friends?
64. He's still living with his parents.
65. I was living with my parents at that time.
66. Her parents died while she was still at school.