parent
French, noun/pa.ʁɑ̃/
parent is spelled P-A-R-E-N-T (6 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written French, the 4,136th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parent is a French masculine noun meaning “relative, relation, family member” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of parer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Le père et la mère, ou les pères, ou les mères d’une personne, collectivement (c’est la signification…”.
What does parent mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerelative, relation, family member
Nous devons toujours être aux côtés de nos parents et de nos amis.
- 2
masculineparent
- 3
masculineancestors
- 4
masculineparents
adjective
- 1
related
- 2
similar
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of parer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Le père et la mère, ou les pères, ou les mères d’une personne, collectivement (c’est la signification étymologique et propre). 2. Le père ou la mère d’une personne, d’un enfant. 3. Ceux de qui on descend. 4. Membre de la même famille, de la parentèle.
adjective: 1. Qui est apparenté.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of parent
- parents plural
- parente feminine
- parentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parent?
- /pa.ʁɑ̃/
- /paʁ/
- \pa.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parent in French?
parent appears 18 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).