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parent

[pair-uhnt, par-] / ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær- /


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His parents, who had a business making school uniforms, hoped their studious young son would one day become a rabbi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ukraine has ordered the evacuation of thousands of children and their parents from front-line settlements in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, where Russian troops have been advancing, a Ukrainian official said on Friday.

From Barron's

My parents were divorced, as were both sets of my grandparents and even some great-grandparents.

From Los Angeles Times

Gen Alpha has acquired a taste for shrimp tempura and salmon nigiri—and parents are paying a heavy price.

From The Wall Street Journal

The greatest hack of parenting is the Huntington.

From Los Angeles Times