parent

Everyday

1. A parent is a mother or a father. tree →
2. A parent is also any adult who brings up a child, like a step-parent or a foster parent. tree →
3. To parent is to bring up and look after a child. tree →
4. A parent animal or plant is one that has young. tree →

In the lessons

people counted at school events or in families; each child has 2 parents; in school: parents' evening, letters home to parents; in science: young animals and plants get features from their parents; in safety: tell your parents or a trusted adult where you are going; phrases: «parents and carers», «parents' evening», «single parent»

Examples

• 12 parents came to the school play. tree →
• Each child brought 1 parent to the trip. tree →
• Tickets cost 5 dollars for parents and 3 for children. tree →
• How many parents came if 20 children came with both parents? tree →
• Please give this letter to your parents. tree →
• Baby birds are fed by their parents. tree →
• Some children live with one parent. tree →
• Ask your parent or carer before you go online. tree →
• Kittens look like their parents. tree →
• Youth’s first duty is reverence to parents. tree →

Note

A counted person; «both parents» means 2 for each child. Trap: brothers and sisters share the same parents, so count parents once per family. Families are different: one parent, two parents, step-parents, carers.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Third Path is called the parent of Faith, as if faith were its child. Kabbalists see the paths as steps in how the world was made. In the primary lessons: people counted at school events or in families; each child has 2 parents; in school: parents' evening, letters home to parents; in science: young animals and plants get features from their parents; in safety: tell your parents or a trusted adult where you are going; phrases: «parents and carers», «parents' evening», «single parent»

Examples

• The Third Path is the Sanctifying Intelligence, and is the basis of foundation of Primordial Wisdom, which is called the Former of faith, and its roots, Amen; and it is the parent of Faith, from which virtues doth Faith emanate. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

Note

A counted person; «both parents» means 2 for each child. Trap: brothers and sisters share the same parents, so count parents once per family. Families are different: one parent, two parents, step-parents, carers.