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Par·ents and ˈCiti·zens N Aus, pa·rent-ˈteach·er as·so·cia·tion N, pa·rent-ˈteacher or·gani·za·tion N esp Am

I . par·ent [ˈpeərənt] N

1. parent of a child:

parent
starš m
parent
roditelj m
parents
starši m pl
single parent
samohranilec

2. parent (animal, plant):

parent cow
kravji starš
parent tree
matično drevo

3. parent (parent company):

parent
matično [or krovno] podjetje n

II . par·ent [ˈpeərənt] VB trans

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par·ent ˈcom·pa·ny N

sin·gle-par·ent ˈfami·ly N

Usage examples with parents

neglectful parents
malomarni starši
remember me to your parents
pozdravi svoje starše v mojem imenu
the anguish of the murdered child's parents
bolečina staršev umorjenega otroka
besides their parents and themselves, no one else will attend their wedding
razen staršev in njih samih ne bo nikogar drugega na njuni poroki
what a sad person — still living with his parents at the age of 45
kako beden človek - pri petinštiridesetih še vedno živi pri starših
her decision to marry him was a terrible blow to her parents
njena odločitev, da se poroči z njim, je bila hud udarec za starše
my parents gave me a lot of grief about my bad marks
starši so mi zelo težili zaradi slabih ocen

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Children of church members were attending college, only to reject the faith of their parents.
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Their parents hit them with broomsticks, feather dusters, clothes hangers, belts and irons.
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Flanking the other side of the house are six bedrooms, including a charming parents' retreat set under the home's turret with a built-in day bed, en suite and private verandah.
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My parents, who are still waiting for me to quit fooling around with computers, go to med school, and become a radiologist?
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Her parents encouraged her to wear a prosthetic arm, but she resisted from the start, and stopped wearing one entirely when she was nine.
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Social life revolves largely around an extended family of parents, children and blood relations, as well as godparents.
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Hunter is able to take a stand against the accusations leveled against him by the parents at the meeting.
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This region has the highest rates of non-marital childbearing in the world (5574% of all children in this region are born to unmarried parents).
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His fiancee's family is having doubts about his fitness as a son-in-law and his parents are downcast because of his disability.
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Parents of mentally challenged children however considered it too offensive.
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