2. Noun. one's mother and father ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of parent) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parents
1. parent [v] - See also: parent
Medical Definition of Parents
1. Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parents
Literary usage of Parents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral by Mary Wollstonecraft (1891)
"DUTY TO parents. THERE seems to be an indolent propensity in man to make ...
If parents discharge their duty they have a strong hold and sacred claim on the ..."
2. The Montessori method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in by Maria Montessori (1912)
"The " Children's House " is earned by the parents through the care of the building.
Its expenses are met by the sum that the Association would have ..."
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