French

Adjective

parente

1. feminine singular of parent

Noun

parente f ‎(plural parentes)

1. feminine equivalent of parent

Galician

Etymology

From Latin parēns, parentem.

Adjective

parente m, f (plural parentes)

1. relation

Noun

parente m, f ‎(plural parentes)

1. a relative

Usage notes

• Parente is a false friend, and does not mean parent. Galician equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry parent.

Synonyms

• familiar
• achegado

Interlingua

Participle

parente

1. present participle of parer

Italian

Etymology

From Latin parēns, parentem.

Noun

parente m, f ‎(plural parenti)

1. a relative or relation
2. sibling

Related terms

• parentado
• parentela

Derived terms

• parente acquisito
• parente prossimo
• parente stretto

See also

• genitore / genitrice

Anagrams

• aprente
• pantere
• paterne
• penetra
• rapente

Latin

Noun

parente

1. ablative singular of parēns

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese parente, from Latin parens ‎(“relative”), from pariō ‎(“I bring forth, I give birth to, I produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‎(“to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈɾẽ.te/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈɾẽ.ti/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/

Noun

parente m f (plural parentes, feminine parenta, feminine plural parentas)

1. relative (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)

Adjective

parente m, f ‎(plural parentes, not comparable)

1. related (in the same family)
2. related (standing in relation)

   O português é um idioma parente do espanhol.

   Portuguese is a language related to Spanish.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:parente.

Related terms