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patriarch
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin patriarcha; later reinforced by Old French patriarche, from Byzantine Greek ?????????? (patriárkh?s, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -?????? (-árkh?s, “-arch”), with some senses likely influenced directly by Latin p?ter (“father”) or Ancient Greek ????? (pat?r, “father”). Compare matriarch. Surface analysis patri- +? -arch.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pe?t????k/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pe?t(?)?i??k/
Noun
patriarch (plural patriarchs)
- (Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.]
- In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. [from 13th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts II:
- Men and brethren, lett me frely speake unto you of the patriarke David: For he is both deed and buryed, and his sepulcre remayneth with us unto this daye.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts II:
- A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise. [from 16th c.]
- An old leader of a village or community.
- 1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, “Rip Van Winkle”:
- The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to […] keep in the shade of a large tree; […]
- 1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, “Rip Van Winkle”:
- The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.
- Synonyms: ancestor, forebear, forefather
- The male head of a household or nuclear family.
- Synonyms: highfather, paterfamilias
Antonyms
- matriarch, materfamilias
Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
patriarch m (plural patriarchen, diminutive patriarchje n, feminine matriarch)
- patriarch
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parent
English
Etymology
From Middle English parent, borrowed from Anglo-Norman parent, Middle French parent, from Latin parentem, accusative of par?ns (“parent”), present participle of parere (“to breed, bring forth”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p????nt/, /?pe???nt/, /?pæ??nt/; enPR: pâr?-?nt, p?r?-?nt
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p????nt/; enPR: pâr?-?nt
Noun
parent (plural parents)
- One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. [from 15th c.]
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, First Folio 1623, I.2:
- my trust / Like a good parent, did beget of him / A falsehood in it's contrarie, as great / As my trust was, which had indeede no limit, / A confidence sans bound.
- And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind […]
- 2005, Siobhan O'Neill, The Guardian, 24 Aug 2005:
- The NHS is naturally pro-immunisation, reassuring parents that their babies can easily cope with these jabs.
- Synonyms: genitor, progenitor
- Antonyms: child, offspring
- Hyponyms: father, mother
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, First Folio 1623, I.2:
- A surrogate mother
- A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
- A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
- (obsolete) A relative. [15th-18th c.]
- The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]
- 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia:
- Misery is often the parent of the most affecting touches in poetry.
- 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia:
- (biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]
- (attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
- A parent company. [from 20th c.]
- A parent company. [from 20th c.]
- (computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node. [from 20th c.]
- Synonym: mother
- Antonym: child
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
parent (third-person singular simple present parents, present participle parenting, simple past and past participle parented)
- To act as parent, to raise or rear.
- Synonyms: raise, rear
- 2006, Natalie Bandlow, Parent to Child the Guide: How to Create a Comprehensive And Meaningful Journal to Prepare Your Child for Life, iUniverse (?ISBN), page 1:
- However, even with money and caregivers, the child is left without a parent and most likely without a plan for their emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being. A time will come when you will no longer be able to parent your child, period.
Derived terms
- parenting
Translations
See also
- foster
References
Anagrams
- -pteran, Parten, arpent, enrapt, entrap, panter, trepan
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan parent, from Latin parentem, accusative singular of par?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p???ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p???en/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pa??ent/
Noun
parent m (plural parents, feminine parenta)
- relative (someone in the same family)
Derived terms
- emparentar
Related terms
- parentiu
Further reading
- “parent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “parent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “parent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “parent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology 1
From Middle French parent, from Old French parent, from Latin parentem, accusative singular of par?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.???/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): [pa??ã]
Noun
parent m (plural parents, feminine parente)
- relative, relation, family member
- 1862, Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, I.1.iv:
- Une de ses parentes éloignées, madame la comtesse de Lô, laissait rarement échapper une occasion d'énumérer en sa présence ce qu'elle appelait «les espérances» de ses trois fils.
- One of his distant relatives, the countess of Lô, rarely missed an opportunity to list, in his presence, what she called her "hopes" for her three sons.
- Une de ses parentes éloignées, madame la comtesse de Lô, laissait rarement échapper une occasion d'énumérer en sa présence ce qu'elle appelait «les espérances» de ses trois fils.
- 1862, Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, I.1.iv:
- (Louisiana, in the singular) parent
- (in the plural) ancestors
- (in the plural) parents
Derived terms
Adjective
parent (feminine singular parente, masculine plural parents, feminine plural parentes)
- related
- similar
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa?/
- Homophones: pare, pares
Verb
parent
- third-person plural present indicative of parer
- third-person plural present subjunctive of parer
Further reading
- “parent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- arpent, râpent
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?pa.rent/, [?pä??n?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?pa.rent/, [?p????n?t?]
Verb 1
parent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of par?
Verb 2
parent
- third-person plural present active indicative of pare?
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French parent.
Noun
parent m (plural parens)
- parent
Descendants
- French: parent
Norman
Alternative forms
- pathent (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French parent, from Latin par?ns, parentem, from pari?, parere (“bring forth, give birth to, produce”).
Noun
parent m (plural parents)
- (Guernsey) parent
- Hyponyms: mère, père
Old French
Etymology
From Latin par?ns, parentem.
Noun
parent m (oblique plural parenz or parentz, nominative singular parenz or parentz, nominative plural parent)
- parent
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Middle English: parent
- English: parent
- Middle French: parent
- French: parent
- Norman: parent (Guernsey), pathent (Jersey)
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