"parents" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛəɹənts/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɛɹənts/ [General-American], /ˈpæɹənts/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-parents.ogg [UK], en-us-parents.ogg [US]
enPR: pârʹ-ənts Rhymes: -ɛɹənts, -æɹənts, -ɛəɹənts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} parents
  1. plural of parent Tags: form-of, plural Form of: parent Synonyms: folks, parentals, old fogies, 'rents
    Sense id: en-parents-en-noun-0p8TV55l

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɛəɹənts/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɛɹənts/ [General-American], /ˈpæɹənts/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-parents.ogg [UK], en-us-parents.ogg [US]
enPR: pârʹ-ənts Rhymes: -ɛɹənts, -æɹənts, -ɛəɹənts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} parents
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of parent Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: parent
    Sense id: en-parents-en-verb-pFCVOYJh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

Alternative forms

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