parented

SayPAIR-uhnt-idUS/ˈpɛɹ.ənt.ɪd/UK/ˈpɛə.ɹənt.ɪd/

2 meanings of parented

1
verb
Past tense and past participle of parent. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
She parented her little brother after their mom got sick.
They parented two kids while working full-time jobs.
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2
adjectivein compounds
Having a certain number or kind of parents.
Kids from single-parented homes can do really well with strong support.
Our teacher asked us to draw a two-parented family and a one-parent family side by side.
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parented is a form of parent

parent, verb: To raise and take care of a child. Full entry

Forms: parentparents he/she/itparenting -ing formparented past tense, past participle
Spelling: parent → parented: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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