noun · neutral
parent
UK/ˈpeərənt/US/ˈperənt/PA·rent
Band 4-5speakingtask2
one of the people who raised you; mother or father
Examples
“My parents always encouraged me to study hard.”
“She asked her parent for advice before deciding.”
“Being a parent can be both rewarding and stressful.”
Band 8 sentence
“I owe much of my work ethic to my parents, who set high academic expectations while still offering emotional support.”
Collocations
- single parent
- parental guidance
- strict parent
Word family
parents noun (pl)parental adjectiveparenting noun/gerund
Common mistakes
I have two parent.→I have two parents.
My parents is very strict.→My parents are very strict.
Say it for a higher band
5mom/dad→6parents→7+parent
Synonyms
guardian
Easily confused
guardian
“After the court decision, the child was placed with a legal guardian.”
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