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parent 1. a father or mother 2. Rare an ancestor 3. a. an organism or organization that has produced one or more organisms or organizations similar to itself b. (as modifier): a parent organism 4. Physics Chem a. a precursor, such as a nucleus or compound, of a derived entity b. (as modifier): a parent nucleus
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Sure, it's definitely tough to tell a very angry parental unit that you were at a party Friday night, not the late-night showing of Scooby-Doo 2. Such a power shift can no doubt be a little uncomfortable for parental units, who are more accustomed to setting the rules and don't always see eye to eye with their children. Natasha Richardson says of her ``Trap'' character, the female parental unit Elizabeth James. |
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