Parent (disambiguation)

Last updated November 28, 2025

A parent is a caretaker of offspring in their own species, such as a mother or father.

Places

Parent, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Benton County, in the United States
Parent, Puy-de-Dôme, a commune of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in France
Parent, Quebec, a community within the city of La Tuque, Quebec, in Canada
- Parent railway station, a Via Rail station in the community

Parents (magazine), a magazine about child development
"Parents", a rock song by Budgie from the 1973 album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend

Parents (1989 film), horror film
Parents (2007 film), Icelandic film
Parents (2016 film), Danish film
Parents (TV series), 2012 British sitcom on Sky1
"Parents" (House), episode of the American television series House
"Parents" (Up All Night), episode of the American television series Up All Night
"The Parents", episode of the American television series Smash
"The Parents" (The Amazing World of Gumball), an episode of the British-American television series The Amazing World of Gumball
"Parents" (My Hero)

Parent bug, Elasmucha grisea, a shield bug
Parent chain, in organic chemistry, an unbranched compound
Parent class, in object-oriented programming
Parent company, a company that owns enough voting stock to control another firm
Parent drug, similar to metabolites of drugs
Parent (military), a larger military unit (garrison, ship, or air force station) controlling a smaller subordinate unit
Parent node, a node directly connected to another node in a tree data structure
Parent peak, a mountain of higher elevation connected to another peak