- plural of parent.
parents
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One in five parents of children aged three to nine say the chance to play together as a family influences what they buy, according to market intelligence company The Insights Family.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Asked by the coroner what action the school took after this disclosure, Hutchinson said they contacted his parents and "kept a closer eye on him".
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
As busier parents took to online shopping for their children, he said the company raised its threshold for free deliveries, driving shoppers toward its larger retail rivals.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
At home, my parents divorced, and my mother fell into a deep depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
If the matchmaker hasn’t found a satisfactory arrangement for Ruby, I’ve met a widowed merchant who needs a wife to help his parents in a village outside Guangdong.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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