parent
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- genitor hypernym
- adoptive parent hyponym
- empty nester hyponym
- father hyponym
- filicide hyponym
- mother hyponym
- stepparent hyponym
Parts & wholes
- family unit member holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
bring up
raise a family
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
Types & categories
- organism hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | child |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | parentage |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | parent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | parental |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | parental |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | family unit |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | genitor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adoptive parent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | empty nester |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | father |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filicide |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mother |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stepparent |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | grow up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bringing up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nurture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ancestry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | parent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | parentage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | parentage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fledge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cradle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | foster |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organism |