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Antonyms for parents


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pair-uh nt, par-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-



Definition of parents

Origin :
  • 1660s, from parent (n.). Related: Parented; parenting.
  • noun person, source of product
Example sentences :
  • Her parents knew of this fact, but mine were ignorant of it.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Parents, proceeded she, when children are young, are pleased with every thing they do.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But it was always my notion, that children should not dispute their parents' authority.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • You can do more than any body to reconcile my parents and uncles to me.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Parents and children will have time not only to work, but to read and play together.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The gulf which separates parents and children is one which the parents must cross.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • We must study our parents' opinions in the main, but not in points of detail.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • For instance, my parents object to Sunday travelling and Sunday visiting.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • The blessed Savior was persecuted in his very infancy and had to be hid by his parents.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • He had been told nothing of the cause of his parents' evident misery.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for parents

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