(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 language

A language from which a later language is derived.

plural of parent trigger

(US, education, law) A legal maneuver through which parents can change the administration of a poorly performing public school, most notably by transforming it into a charter school.

A nuclear family with only one parent.

plural of single-parent family

A parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law, that is, a parent-in-law of one's son or daughter.

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

(US military) the parent of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action