Meaning

noun 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

noun an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

verb bring up

originFrom Middle English parent, borrowed from Anglo-Norman parent, Middle French parent, from Latin parentem, accusative of parēns (“parent”), present participle of pariō (“to breed, bring forth”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0