parent

[1]	rear , raise , bring up , nurture

[1]	father/mother , progenitor , progenitrix , procreator , begetter , materfamilias/paterfamilias , foster-parent , stepmother/stepfather , guardian , (Colloq) old lady/old man , (Brit) (Old-fashioned) facetiousmater/pater
[2]	source , origin , originator , well-spring , fountain-head , root