Need help on a paper

[Stardevil]

Hey everyone I am writting an opinion paper on the word "parent". Btu by doing this I need to get the Regional or National definition of that word. basically i need to find out what everyone thinks the word "parent" means.

So can You please help me by giving me your definition of the word

Help is greatly appericated. :)

[halfwaynowhere]

scientifically speaking, parent is defined by an organism that produces or generates offspring. Sociologically speaking, a parent is anyone who raises and/or nurtures a child.

[spooky]

i remember reading that up until recently parent was a noun, and now it is used more often as a verb. a comment on how parents are supposed to deal with their children. maybe you can write a bit about that angle. a sociological slant.

[narleymarley03]

Parent to me means, to love , protect, feed, clothe, teach, share, respect a child to help them grow up feeling secure into a young adult who is confident they can make it on their own.

[Stardevil]

OHHHH good replies keep them coming.. I am angling more towards the noun definition and trying to get a regional opinion or national opinion of what the word "parent means" and in my area of nowhere's ville it is a pain trying to get intelligent answers

[spooky]

why not just look it up? maybe look it up on parenting sites, rather than message boards. given how late it is you may get better results checking say- dr. spock sites

[Raven Reed]

I had a "foster parent" that was a better parent than anyone in my family. I refer to her as my mother... she was there when my children were born, still helps out my family when she can.

So I don't think genetics are the only thing a parent provides, nor is it limited to blood ties.