being vs parent

parent vs being

being and parent both are nouns.

being is not a verb while parent is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
being	Yes	No	No	No
parent	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, parent is a hyponym of being; that is, parent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than being:

being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
parent: an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

Other hyponyms of being include benthos, dwarf, heterotroph, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna, flora, plant, plant life, native, recombinant, conspecific, carrier, denizen, amphidiploid, diploid, haploid, heteroploid, polyploid, animalcule, animalculum, micro-organism, microorganism, aerobe, anaerobe, cross, crossbreed, hybrid, polymorph, congenator, congener, congeneric, relative, plankton, nekton, parasite, host, commensal, myrmecophile, eucaryote, eukaryote, procaryote, prokaryote, zooid, clon, clone, atavist, throwback, individual, mascot, mutant, mutation, sport, variation, postdiluvian, sitter, stander, utterer, vocaliser, vocalizer, endemic, fungus, nonvascular organism, relict, saprophyte, saprophytic organism, saprobe, katharobe, epilith.

being (noun)	parent (noun)
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently	an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
the state or fact of existing	a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

being (verb)	parent (verb)
	look after a child until it is an adult

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