Translation
parent (of either sex); (plural) parents
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Examples
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My parents live in the countryside.
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She wrote a long letter to her parents.
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The parents waited in front of the school.
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He lost his parents when he was young.
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Good parents listen to their children.
The prefix - means both sexes taken together, which is why the plural is by far the normal form: father and mother as a unit. The singular for one parent whose sex is not being specified is perfectly buildable and increasingly used, but it still sounds slightly technical to older ears.
The same machine gives oj for siblings, oj for a married couple and oj for ladies and gentlemen. Learn the prefix once and a dozen words come with it.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 11: gepatro, sopiri, ĝui and 7 more words.