parent/pa.ʁɑ̃/
noun / adjective · A1 · Frequency 480
nounmasculine
Meanings
parent (one of the two parents)
Refers to either the father or the mother.
parents (both father and mother)
Refers to both father and mother.
relative, family member
Refers generally to relatives or family members.
Examples
L'un de ses parents viendra le chercher après l'école.
One of his parents will pick him up after school.
Ses parents lui ont offert un vélo pour son anniversaire.
His parents gave him a bicycle for his birthday.
Ses parents éloignés habitent dans plusieurs régions du pays.
His distant relatives live in several regions of the country.
Nos parents nous ont transmis le goût du travail bien fait.
Our ancestors passed down to us a respect for well-made work.
Collocations
- parent procheclose relative
- parents d'élèveparents of a student
- parent de famillefamily member
Common mistakes
mon parents sont là
mes parents sont là
The plural of parent is parents, and the possessive adjective should be mes for plural.
Related words
synonymgéniteurprogenitor, parent
- antonymenfantchild (offspring of any age)
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
related by kinship
Denotes a kinship relationship.
related
Indicates a connection or relation between things, used in both abstract and concrete contexts.
similar
Indicates that two or more things share similarities in certain aspects.
Examples
Les organismes parents financent ce programme de recherche.
The parent organizations fund this research program.
Les groupes parents coordonnent leurs activités au niveau national.
The parent groups coordinate their activities at the national level.
Ces deux termes sont parents par leur origine et leur sens.
These two terms are related in origin and meaning.