paren

Clipping of parenthesis.

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

paren (plural parens)

1. (informal, especially computing) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

• Naper, Perna, arpen

paren

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of parar

paren

1. third-person plural present indicative of parar

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

From paar. Attested since the 16th century.

paren

1. (transitive) to pair
2. (intransitive) to mate, to copulate [with met ‘with’]

• Afrikaans: paar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

paren

1. plural of paar

• rapen

paren

1. third-person plural present indicative of parir
2. inflection of parar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾɑ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Inherited from French parent (“parent, relative”).

paren

1. (a) parent

   Antonym: piti

   Hyponyms: mè, pè

2. (a) relative
3. kinfolk

paren

1. alternative form of parenté (“related”)

paren

1. inflection of parar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative
2. third-person plural present indicative of parir

paren

1. definite plural of par

• rapen, repan