parent

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT Your parents are your mother and father. 父母親
Children need their parents. 孩子們需要父母。
This is where a lot of parents go wrong. 正是在這一點(diǎn)上許多父母都錯(cuò)了。
2. →see also single parent
3. ADJ An organization's parent organization is the organization that created it and usually still controls it. 創(chuàng)始的 (組織); 母 (公司)[ADJ n]
Each unit including the parent company has its own, local management. 每家單位，包括母公司，都有自己的地方琯理層。

One of the joys of being a parent is watching the child's character develop .
As a parent you try to create a stable home environment for your children to grow up in.
Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.
My parents were rather annoyed that I hadn't told them about the accident .
He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.