The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Parent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REAR | 49 % | 4 |
| DAD | 10 % | 3 |
| REARER | 8 % | 6 |
| MAMA | 8 % | 4 |
| PAPA | 4 % | 4 |
| SIRE | 4 % | 4 |
| MOM | 4 % | 3 |
| MAMMA | 2 % | 5 |
| BEGETTER | 2 % | 8 |
| RELATIVE | 2 % | 8 |
| PATER | 2 % | 5 |
| MATER | 2 % | 5 |
| GENITOR | 2 % | 7 |
Why may REAR be the right solution?
"Parent" is a verb that means to raise or bring up a child. "Rear" is a synonym of "parent" and also means to raise or bring up, making it the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Parent
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- raise
- nurture
- bring up
- rear
- sibling
- child
- mom
- caregiver
- mother
- mothers
- subsidiary
- mommy
Crossword Answer definitions
REAR verb- To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
- (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise.
- To rise up on the hind legs
- (usually with "up") To get angry.
- To rise high above, tower above.
- To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
- To construct by building; to set up
- To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
- To lift and take up.
- To rouse; to strip up.
- To move; stir.
- (of geese) To carve.
- (regional, obsolete) To revive, bring to life, quicken. (only in the phrase, to rear to life)
- (of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
- (of meats) Rare.
- The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
- Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
- The buttocks, a creature's bottom
- To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
- To sodomize (perform anal sex)
- Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost
- Early; soon
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REAR
- Bring up
- Hitchcock's "____ Window"
- Hitchcock's window
- Kind of guard or end
- Last one brings it up
- Rise high in the air
- Backseat
- Duff
- Hindquarters
- Stern
More clues leading to the result DAD
- 1989 Jack Lemmon film
- Family VIP
- June honoree
- Old Grand __ bourbon
- Pop
- "Dear old" guy
- Homer, to Bart
- Mom's mate
- Palindromic relative
- Old man
More clues leading to the result REARER
- Frightened horse, perhaps
- Parent, e.g.
- Parent
- Parent, for example
- Breeder.
- Builder.
- Fosterer.
- Nurturer.
- Skittish steed
- Frightened horse
More clues leading to the result MAMA
- "I Remember __"
- "I Remember __" (Irene Dunne film)
- "Red hot" person
- Doll's cry
- Family-member
- Baby's first word, often
- Cass Elliott, once
- Peggy Wood played her on TV
- "I Remember ___"
- First word, often
More clues leading to the result PAPA
- Mama's partner
- A Bear
- Haydn nickname
- Haydn or Hemingway
- Hemingway handle
- Hemingway sobriquet
- John Phillips was one
- Nickname for Hemingway
- One of a Grimm trio
- "__ Don't Preach"
More clues leading to the result SIRE
- Royal address
- Id' s head man
- "Your majesty"
- Dam's mate
- Father
- Title of yore
- "Your excellency"
- Beget
- English address
- Paddock papa
More clues leading to the result MOM
- "Hi __!" (impromptu TV greeting)
- Soccer ___
- Palindromic parent
- Small business co-owner
- Parent
- Pop's favorite
- Pop's partner
- Sitcom that premiered a week after "Dads"
- May honoree
- Expert in pop psychology?
More clues leading to the result MAMMA
- Broadway's "___ Mia!"
- Family head
- One making deliveries, quaintly
- "__ mia!"
- With 58 Across, 1999 pop musical
- 2002 Tony nominee for Best Musical
- "___ mia!"
- Family nickname
- "__ Mia!": Abba musical
- Famiglia nickname
More clues leading to the result BEGETTER
More clues leading to the result RELATIVE
- Not absolute
- Counterpart of absolute
- Dependent, usually
- In comparison (to)
- Pertinent
- Sister or cousin or aunt.
- Parent.
- Pertinent.
- Kinsman.
- Father, for one.
More clues leading to the result PATER
- Dover dad
- Father in the Forum
- Etonian's pop
- Etonian's dad
- Pop, to Pontius Pilate
- Dartmouth dad
- Pop, in Portsmouth
- Portsmouth pop
- Dorchester dad
- Mum's mate
More clues leading to the result MATER
- Alma __
- Alma ___
- Mum
- Agrippina, to Nero
- "Stabat ___" (Latin hymn)
- Mother, in Manchester
- Mother, for Mark Antony
- Mumsy
- Brit's mom
- Mother, at 24 Down