par·ent /ˈpærənt, ˈpɛr-/
 父;親本,母體;起源(a.)母體的
 parent
 父/母;父;親項;(雙)親;父代
 parent
 上代
 par·ent n.
 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.
    Children, obey your parents in the Lord.   --Eph. vi. 1.
 2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice.
    Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.   --Channing.
 Parent cell. Biol. See Mother cell, under Mother, also Cytula.
 Parent nucleus Biol., a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.  See Karyokinesis, and Cell division, under Division.
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 parent
      n : 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 [ant: child]
      v : bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
           raise, bring up, nurture]