Parent and Relative

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.

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

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

Relative

Relative noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.

Parent and relative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Parent" instead a noun "Relative".

How words are described

known known parent known relative
female female parent female relative
best best parent best relative
normal normal parent normal relative
Other adjectives: true, dead, single, abusive, poor, actual, male, distant, living, young, deceased, remaining, different, said, surviving, older, favorite, biological, genetic, unnamed.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bonus points if the employer/supervisor is a parent or relative or somebody who's SUPPOSED to be a good guy.
  • Anime / Kaleido Star Dysfunction Junction: Almost every character has a relative or parent who has died on stage or some trauma that doesn't get explored except through stage work Economy Cast: The only doctor is Kate and the only policeman (after the first episode) is Jerry.
  • Now, Brendan believes the abbot, the only parent and relative he had ever known, is dead, while the abbot thinks that Brendan, his only surviving relative whose own life he risked to save him as a baby, has burned to death because he himself had locked him there in the first place.
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