parent

parent is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.
2. noun. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice.
3. noun. an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
4. noun. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
5. verb. bring up

   "raise a family"

   "bring up children"

   Synonyms: nurture, raise, rear

Synonyms

nurture, raise, rear

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in parent:

arpent, enrapt, entrap, panter, parten, pretan, pterna, trepan

Common word forms

parents, parental, parented, parenting, parentless

Words from these letters

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