Parent (Noun)

A father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian.

Nouns denoting people.

As a single parent, it was hard for her to balance her career and taking care of her children.
The parent and teacher association meets every month to discuss school policies.
He is a devoted parent who always prioritizes his family's needs over his own.
After her mother's death, her aunt became her parent and guardian.
Both parents take turns driving their children to school every morning.

An organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained.

Unique beginner for nouns.

The bee parent fed nectar to its offspring until they were strong enough to forage on their own.
Scientists identified the rare flower as the parent plant that produced the new hybrid species.
The salmon parent swam upstream to reach its birthplace to spawn and give birth to its own offspring.
The farmer carefully selected the parent tree with the best fruit quality to use for grafting new saplings.
Biologists studied the genetic traits of the parent organism to understand the evolutionary history of the species.