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English-Chinese law dictionary (法律英汉双解大词典). 2013.
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parent company — A company may own one or more other companies which are its subsidiaries. The relationship between parent and subsidiary depends on majority control of the voting rights of shares or the ability to appoint the majority of directors. The precise… … Law dictionary
parent — [per′ənt, par′ənt] n. [OFr < L parens, parent, orig. prp. of parere, to beget: see PAROUS] 1. a mother or father 2. a progenitor or ancestor 3. any animal, organism, or plant in relation to its offspring 4. anything from which other things are … English World dictionary
parent — ► NOUN 1) a father or mother. 2) an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived. 3) an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries. 4) archaic a forefather or ancestor. ► VERB ▪ be or act as a parent to.… … English terms dictionary
Parent company — A parent company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors; the second company being deemed as a subsidiary of the parent company. The… … Wikipedia
parent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin parent , parens; akin to Latin parere to give birth to Date: 15th century 1. a. one that begets or brings forth offspring b. a person who brings up and cares for another 2. a. an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Parent — A parent is a father or mother; one who sires or gives birth to and/or nurtures and raises an offspring. The different role of parents varies throughout the tree of life, and is especially complex in human culture. Mother A mother is the… … Wikipedia
parent — parentless, adj. parentlike, adj. /pair euhnt, par /, n. 1. a father or a mother. 2. an ancestor, precursor, or progenitor. 3. a source, origin, or cause. 4. a protector or guardian. 5. Biol. any organism that produces or generates another. 6.… … Universalium
Parent education program — A parent education program is a course that can be followed to correct and improve a person s parenting skills. Such courses may be general, covering the most common issues parents may encounter, or specific, for infants, toddlers, children and… … Wikipedia
parent — 1. noun /ˈpærənt/ a) One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. b) A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child. (adoptive parent, foster parent) … Wiktionary
parent — /ˈpɛərənt / (say pairruhnt) noun 1. a father or a mother. 2. a progenitor. 3. an author or source. 4. a protector or guardian. 5. any organism that produces or generates another. 6. something which is operating at a level higher than the base… …
parent — Makua, makua mea keiki; lūau i makua. (true, contrasting with foster). See stepparent. ♦ Foster parent, makua hānai, kahu hāanai (from infancy); makua ho okama (of an older child or adult). ♦ Parents, mākua. ♦ Precious parents, hulu… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
