how to pronounce parents

/ˈpɛɹənts/

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parents is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of parents in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… rethink the way that parents relate to …”

meanings of parents

noun:

Plural of parent.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parent.

parents frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word parents occurs in english on average 205.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.