Parent

parent, n. A father or mother; that which produces; cause; source; origin; creator. — Parentage, -ej, n. Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered in their character social position; extraction; birth. — Parenfal, Pert, to, or becoming, parents; tender; affectionate. Far ent hes is, pa-renlhe-sis, n.; pi. -ses, -sez. A word or sentence inserted, by way of comment or explanation, within another sentence, — usually inclosed within curved lines, but sometimes within dashes. (Print.) The sign of a parenthesis, thus ( ). — Parenthetic, -ical, a. Pert, to, expre ed in, using, containing, parentheses. — Parenthetically, adv.