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- a father or mother父亲; 母亲; 养父; 养母; 家长：
the parents of the bride
新娘的双亲
his adoptive parents.
他的养父母。
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- archaic a forefather or ancestor〈古〉祖先; 前辈。
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- an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived亲本; 亲代。
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- a source or origin of a smaller or less important part起源; 根源。
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- often as modifier an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiary organizations or companies母公司, 总公司：
policy considerations were determined largely by the parent institution.
政策上的考虑大部分由总部决定。
派生词
parental
adjectiveparentally
adverbparenthood
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin parent- 'bringing forth', from the verb parere. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.