| adopt |
to become by law a parent of (a child who is not one's own offspring), or to accept responsibility for an animal as a pet. [1/3 definitions] |
| adoption |
the act or fact of becoming the legal parent of another person's child, or the act or condition of being thus adopted as another's child. [1/2 definitions] |
| alcohol |
any of a class of volatile organic compounds derived from hydrocarbons in which one or more hydroxyl groups replace one or more hydrogen atoms of the parent hydrocarbon. [1/3 definitions] |
| Aryan |
a person belonging to or claiming to be a descendant of the prehistoric peoples who spoke the hypothetical parent language of Indo-Europeans. [1/4 definitions] |
| caregiver |
a person, such as a family member or foster parent, who is responsible for the care of a child or dependent adult. [1/2 definitions] |
| cicatrix |
the scar left when a stem or branch is detached from its parent tree or plant. [1/2 definitions] |
| dam2 |
a female parent, esp. of a four-legged mammal. |
| duty |
obedience or respect toward a superior or a parent. [1/5 definitions] |
| father |
a male parent. [3/10 definitions] |
| filial |
denoting the relation of a child or children to a parent. [1/2 definitions] |
| firstborn |
born before any other child or offspring of a parent or parents. [2 definitions] |
| foster |
to nurture and rear, as a parent. [1/4 definitions] |
| gemma |
in biology, a group of cells or a bud that separates from its parent to develop into a new individual. |
| grandfather |
the male parent of one's parent. [1/3 definitions] |
| grandma |
(informal) the female parent of one's parent; grandmother. |
| grandmother |
the female parent of one's parent. [1/2 definitions] |
| grandpa |
(informal) the male parent of one's parent; grandfather. |
| grandparent |
the father or mother of one's parent. |
| granny |
(informal) the female parent of one's parent; grandmother. [1/5 definitions] |
| great-grandparent |
a parent of one's grandmother or grandfather. |
| half |
having just one parent in common with someone. [1/7 definitions] |