Parenting

A person's parents are the mother and father or caretaker of their offspring. In humans, a parent is the mother or the father figure of a child. They are either biologically or legally related to the person.

Father

A father with a child

A father (also called dad or daddy) is a male parent. Most human beings are born from a mother and a father. The father of a person's husband or wife is their father-in-law. Fathers determine the gender of their child through a sperm cell which either contains an X chromosome (female), or Y chromosome (male).

Mother

Painting of a mother putting her child to bed

A mother is a female parent (a male parent is called a father). A mother gives birth to a child.

Other names for Mother[change | change source]

• In American English, other common words for mother are "Mom," "Mommy," Momma" and "Ma."
• In British English, "Mum" and "Mummy" are usually used instead of "Mom" and "Mommy". Another variant, often found in the North of England, particularly Yorkshire and Lancashire, is "Mam".
• In Australian English, "Mum", "Mother", "Mummy" and "Mother dearest".
• In Indonesian, "Ibu", "Emak", "Bunda".
• In Filipino, "Nanay", "Ina"

Madre is Mother in Spanish. Mamma or Mor is Mother in Norwegian. Mater is Mother in Latin. ' Mutter is Mother in German. Mat is Mother in Russian.