Inflected Form guide

parents

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɛə.ɹənts/
  • Received-Pronunciation: pârʹ-ənts
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈpɛɹ.ənts/
  • General-American: /ˈpæɹ.ənts/
  • General-American: pârʹ-ənts
  • General-American: părʹ-ənts
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛɹənts
  • rhymes with -æɹənts
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹənts
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 R AH0 N T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of parent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

Examples

  • I like hanging out with my parents, but my friends think it's weird.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

third-person singular simple present indicative of parent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.