1. 父母
    Your parents are your mother and father.

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    e.g. Children need their parents...
           孩子们需要父母。
    e.g. This is where a lot of parents go wrong...
           这正是很多父母犯错的地方。

2. 创始的；母公司的；总公司的
    An organization's parent organization is the organization that created it and usually still controls it.

    e.g. Each unit including the parent company has its own, local management.
           包括母公司在内，每个单位都有自己的地方管理层。
    e.g. ...the zoo's parent body, the Zoological Society of London.
           该动物园的创始组织，伦敦动物学会

3. （动物、植物或有机体）亲本的，亲代的
    The parent animal, plant, or organism of a particular animal, plant or organism is the one that it comes from or is produced by.

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    e.g. Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young.
           亲鸟开始为幼鸟寻找食物。