| Principal Translations |
| parent n | (mother or father) (genérico) | padres nmpl |
| | (formal) | progenitor, progenitora nm, nf |
| | | madre nf |
| | | padre nm |
| | Being a good parent can be hard work. |
| | Ser buenos padres puede ser trabajo duro. |
| parents npl | (mother and father) | padres nmpl |
| | | progenitores nmpl |
| | Mark still lives with his parents. |
| | Mark todavía vive con sus padres. |
| parent n as adj | (controlling, owning) | matriz nf |
| Note: Usado a continuación de otro sustantivo. |
| | Our parent company operates internationally. |
| | Nuestra compañía matriz opera internacionalmente. |
| parent [sb]⇒ vtr | (raise) | criar a vtr + prep |
| | Since Tom's mother left, Henry has been doing his best to parent Tom on his own. |
| | Desde que la madre de Tom se fue, Henry está haciendo lo mejor que puede para criar a Tom por sí mismo. |
Compound Forms:
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| biological parent | (birth parent) | padre biológico, madre biológica loc nm, loc nf |
co-parent [sb],
coparent [sb]⇒ vtr | (raise child while separated) | criar a alguien de manera compartida loc verb |
| | | criar a alguien en custodia compartida loc verb |
| co-parent⇒ vi | (separated parents: raise child) | criar a un hijo de manera compartida loc verb |
| | | criar a un hijo en custodia compartida loc verb |
| foster parent n | (temporary parent) (en conjunto) | padres de acogida loc nm, loc nf |
| | | padre de acogida, madre de acogida loc nm, loc nf |
| | It's not easy being a foster parent, knowing the child could be removed at any time. |
| | No es fácil ser padres de acogida y saber que pueden quitarte al niño en cualquier momento. |
| holding company n | (firm that owns majority of shares) (anglicismo) | holding empresarial nm + adj mf |
| | | holding nm |
mother cell,
parent cell n | (biology: cell that divides) | célula madre loc nom f |
| parent brand n | (overall trademark) | marca matriz nf + adj |
| parent company n | (firm that owns majority of shares) | sociedad controlante loc nom f |
| | This is the parent company of several successful food and clothing brands. |
| parent element n | (computer code: higher tag) (Inform.) | elemento raíz nm |
| | In XML formatting, most elements can have several child elements, but only one parent element. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El cuerpo de un documento XML debe contener un y sólo un elemento raíz, característica indispensable también para que el documento esté bien formado. |
| parent rock n | (geology: bedrock) | roca madre loc nom f |
| | Marble is formed from the parent rock of limestone. |
| | El mármol se hace con la roca madre piedra caliza. |
| Parent-Teacher Association n | (group: involves parents in school) | asociación de padres y maestros loc nom f |
| | (ES) | asociación de madres y padres de alumnos loc nom f |
single parent,
lone parent n | (mother or father without a partner) | madre soltera nf + adj |
| | | padre soltero nm + adj |
| | The friends are both single parents; Jess is a widow, Zoe is divorced. |
| | Las amigas son madres solteras, Jess es viuda, Zoe es divorciada. |
single-parent,
one-parent n as adj | (with one parent) | monoparental adj mf |
| single-parent family n | (has one parent) | familia de un solo padre/madre nf + loc adj |
stepparent,
step-parent,
step parent n | (mother or father's spouse) | padrastro, madrastra nm, nf |
| | Marty has very loving stepparents, and he feels comfortable whether he is at his mom's house or his dad's house. |
| | Marty tiene muy buenos padrastros y se siente cómodo en la casa de su madre y de su padre. |