Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English, French Pronounced Pron. PAR-ənt(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Old French parent meaning either "notable" (from Latin pārēre meaning "to be apparent") or "parent" (from Latin parere meaning "to produce, to give birth"). Categories birth, creation, English nouns, English verbs, fame, family, sight, word names
