1. | [usupl] 父亲;母亲a person's father or mother |
He's still living with his parents. 他还和父母住在一起。 | |
her adoptive parents 她的养父母 | |
Sue and Ben have recently become parents. 休和本最近当了爸爸妈妈了。 |
2. | (动、植物的)亲本,亲代,父本,母本an animal or a plant which produces other animals or plants |
the parent bird/tree 亲代鸟;亲代树 |
3. | 创始机构;母公司;总部an organization that produces and owns or controls smaller organizations of the same type |
a parent bank and its subsidiaries 总行及其附属银行 | |
the parent company 母公司 |