parent

1. parent (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).

Example: After both her parents were killed in a forest fire, Sonia was adopted by her aunt and uncle.

2. parent (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.

3. parent (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A surrogate parent.

4. parent (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To act as parent, to raise or rear.

Example: However, even with money and caregivers, the child is left without a parent and most likely without a plan for their emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being. A time will come when you will no longer be able to parent your child, period.

5. parent (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To provide a parent object for one or more other objects, which become the children.