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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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To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2004: Abandoned by his parents as an infant, Cosmo Hill grows up in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, a ghastly orphanage that puts the boys to work testing dangerous products. Adolescent gambling usually occurred during private activities or parentally sanctioned legal gambling. Blige, Eminem, 50 Cent, Nate Dogg, Tony Yayo and Busta Rhymes reach into the piggy banks of the gullible and/or parentally unsupervised. |
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