parentless

par·ent

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pair-uh nt, par-]
- /ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-/
- /ˈpeərəntləs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pair-uh nt, par-]
- /ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær-/

Definitions of parentless word

noun parentless a father or a mother. 1
noun parentless an ancestor, precursor, or progenitor. 1
noun parentless a source, origin, or cause. 1
noun parentless a protector or guardian. 1
noun parentless Biology. any organism that produces or generates another. 1
noun parentless Physics. the first nuclide in a radioactive series. 1

See all 10 definitions of parentless

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Origin of parentless

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin parent- (stem of parēns), noun use of present participle of parere to bring forth, breed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Parentless

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Parentless

parentless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

parentless usage trend in Literature

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