parent Synonyms

father daddy biological parent birth parent forebear forefather rear nurture mother bring up dad relative raise ancestor stepfather produce stepparent wald spawn wardship procreator wellspring spawner producer source rearing predecessor prototype root progenitress progenitor rootstock sire adoptive parent caregiver materfamilias adoptive father step-parent forebearer foster parent parented paternalistic fathers custodial parent next of kin grandparent motherlike authority figure pater give birth