Parent and Reason

Parent

Parent 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.

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Reason and parent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Parent".

Nearby Words: parentage, parenting, parenthood, parental, parentally

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Parent and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Parent" with "Reason", this nouns are similar.

known	known parent	known reason
good	good parent	good reason
best	best parent	best reason
better	better parent	better reason
Other adjectives: true, single, actual, real, main, new, sole, different, opposite.

father	parent father	reason father
sister	parent sister	reason sister

Also compare Chekhov M.I.A., when the missing person actually shows up in the flesh, and Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe, which is one reason why the parent is more likely to be the father than the mother.

Source: Mysterious Parent
When the reason for Parental Abandonment of a character is revealed, and the parent is someone important to the world of the story, or at least the events.

Source: Mysterious Parent
Greg says the reason his dad had to give up is because video game consoles are designed to be "parent-proof".

Source: Technologically Blind Elders

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