Skip to content
HOW TO PRONOUNCE

parents

/ˈpɛɹ.ənts/

Press play to hear how to pronounce parents.

American Pronunciation Guide · 1:05
Watch on YouTube ↗

What does parents mean?

noun

  1. plural of parent

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of parent

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/ˈpɛɹ.ənts/

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈpæɹ.ənts/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

See this word in context.

“You don’t feel, Peter,” she said falteringly, “that you would like to say anything to my parents about a very sweet subject?”
J. M. (James Matthew) BarriePeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]Project Gutenberg ebook #16
Shakespeare of Stratford was reared in a house which had no use for books, since its owners, his parents, were without education.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
More book examples (3)
When I had attained the age of seventeen my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt.
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheusProject Gutenberg ebook #84
That the man and woman were husband and wife, and the parents of the girl in arms there could be little doubt.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
“American girls are as clever at concealing their parents, as English women are at concealing their past,” he said, rising to go.
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174