| adopt |
to become a parent of (someone) by law, or to accept an animal as a pet and become responsible for it. [1/2 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 who lives with and is responsible for the care of a child. A caregiver can be a family member, like a parent, aunt, uncle, stepparent, or grandparent, or it can be another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| chromosome |
a part found in the cells of all plants and animals. Chromosomes contain genes which pass on physical characteristics from parent to offspring. |
| 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. |
| DNA |
a substance found in cells that contains information about the characteristics of a living thing. DNA plays a part in the passing on of characteristics from parent to offspring. "DNA" is an abbreviation of "deoxyribonucleic acid." |
| duty |
obedience or respect toward a superior or a parent. [1/5 definitions] |
| family |
a group made up of a parent or parents and their children. [1/5 definitions] |
| father |
a male parent. |
| 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. |
| gene |
a tiny section of a chromosome. A gene causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| 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] |