Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. 2. (n.) That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PARENT par'-ent. See CHILDREN; CRIMES; EDUCATION; FAMILY; PUNISHMENTS.

Multi-Version Concordance Parent (2 Occurrences) James 1:15 Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death. (WEY) 1 John 5:1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him. (See RSV)