[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

parent \par"ent\ p^ar"ent or p=ar"ent; 277, n. l. parens,
   -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. gr. porei^n to
   give, beget: cf. f. parent. cf. part.
   1. one who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a
      mother.
      1913 webster

            children, obey your parents in the lord. --eph. vi.
                                                  1.
      1913 webster

   2. that which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,
      idleness is the parent of vice.
      1913 webster

            regular industry is the parent of sobriety.
                                                  --channing.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
part parent cell mother cell mother cytula parent nucleus 
karyokinesis cell division division 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
child rear raise bring up nurture 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

51 moby thesaurus words for "parent":
   agent, ancestor, ancestorial, ancestral, ancestress, author,
   begetter, beginner, catalyst, causer, creator, effector,
   engenderer, father, fatherlike, fatherly, generator, grandfatherly,
   grandmotherly, grandparent, grandparental, guardian, inspirer,
   instigator, maker, mater, materfamilias, maternal, mother,
   motherlike, motherly, mover, origin, originator, parental, pater,
   paterfamilias, paternal, patriarchal, prime mover, primum mobile,
   procreator, producer, progenitor, progenitress, progenitrix, root,
   sire, source, stepfather, stepmother

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

parent
     
         or "mother", "precedessor" in a tree,
        a node which points to at least one daughter node.
     
        1998-11-14
     
     
see also:
tree daughter 

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Parent, definition of term: Parent
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Parent Cell, definition of term: Parent Cell
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Female Parent, definition of term: Female Parent
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