a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian, That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter, A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent, verb_ To act as parent, to raise or rear, bring up, intransitive verb_ To act as a parent to; raise and nurture, To act as a parent, To cause to come into existence; originate

designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced, relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent, Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents, noun_ A person fulfilling a parental role.

The rearing of a child or children, especially the care, love, and guidance given by a parent, Process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood, verb_ Present participle of parent.

Plural form of parent, one's mother and father, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parent

A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like, A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown, A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation, intransitive verb_ To assemble (artillery or other equipment) in a military park, Slang To engage in kissing and caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot, To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location, transitive verb_ To inclose in a park, or as in a park, In oyster culture, to inclose in a park, To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; -- typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle

a park-keeper, someone who parks a motor vehicle

Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily, The act or practice of temporarily leaving a vehicle or maneuvering a vehicle into a certain location, verb_ Present participle of park

Plural form of park, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of park

An institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and usually to exercise legislative powers and sometimes judicial powers, a legislative assembly in certain countries, obsolete A parleying; a discussion; a conference

According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies, Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament, in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly, noun_ A member of Parliament, One sent to treat or parley with the enemy, A Cromwell man; a parliamentarian