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parent
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + parent
a single parent
( also a lone parent British English ) (= someone who has their children living with them, but no partner )
• My mum is a single parent.
somebody's biological/natural parents
• Most children are reared by their natural parents.
somebody's birth parents
(= the ones who are biologically related to them )
• Only half the children who are adopted wish to discover their birth parents.
somebody's real parents
(= their biological parents )
• I was thrilled to have found my real parents.
adoptive parents
(= the people who take someone else's child into their home and legally become his or her parents )
• Adoptive parents often have little practical preparation for parenthood.
a foster parent
(= someone who has other people's children living with them )
• Teresa was removed from her mother's care and placed with foster parents.
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noun ADJ. lone, single | unmarried | widowed | divorced | absent | substitute, surrogate | elderly | prospective, would-be | new | biological, birth, natural, real | adoptive, foster, step- | good | proud They have just become the proud parents of a baby girl. | caring, devoted, fond, loving | doting, indulgent | over-protective | stern, strict | domineering | bad, inadequate | abusive | angry, anxious, distressed, heartbroken | working The government has promised a better deal for working parents. PARENT + NOUN company The subsidiary eventually outgrew its parent company and took it over. PHRASES lone/one/single-parent family
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