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Is there a gender-neutral prefix for "parent"?

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00:00 Is There A Gender-Neutral Prefix For &Quot;Parent&Quot;?
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ANSWER 1

Score 6


"Parr-" seems to be the general term to refer to either parent, at least insofar as the term "parricide" vs. "matricide" or "patricide".

Parricide: Characteristics of sons and daughters who kill their parents

Understanding Parricide: When Sons and Daughters Kill Parents

I haven't done an exhaustive search to see if this prefix is used in any other contexts, though.




ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 4


The answer is yes, and that prefix is parent.

From MW;

Origin of PARENT

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin parent-, parens; akin to Latin parere to give birth to