(UK, education) An evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.

plural of parent-teacher-student association

A formal organization composed of parents, teachers, students, and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a public or private school.

where are your parents?

plural of gold star parent

plural of co-parent-in-law

A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.

plural of parenthesis

(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.

(law) Assuming the place or position of a parent.