parent Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. părens, ntis, c.2. gĕnĭtor, f. -trixII. Fig. • parent: I. Lit.: 1. părens, ntis, c.: affection between children and their p.s, quae (caritas) est inter natos et parentes, Cic. Am. 8, 27: to stand in the relation of a parent to any one, alicui in loco parentis esse, id. Pl. 11, fin. 2. gĕnĭtor, f. -trix: v. father, mother. II. Fig.: source from which anything originates: māter, părens, gĕnitrix, procreātrix: v. mother (II.).