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As nouns the difference between brotherhood and parent

is that brotherhood is the state of being brothers or a brother while parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

As a verb parent is

to act as parent, to raise or rear.

In biology terms the difference between parent and descendant

is that parent is an organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended while descendant is a later evolutionary type.

As nouns the difference between parent and descendant

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while descendant is one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.

As an adjective descendant is

descending from a biological ancestor.

As nouns the difference between patriarch and parent

is that patriarch is the highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank while parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

As a verb parent is

to act as parent, to raise or rear.

Parent is a synonym of precursor.

As nouns the difference between parent and precursor

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while precursor is that which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.

Parent is a synonym of antecedent.

As nouns the difference between parent and antecedent

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while antecedent is antecedent (any thing that precedes another thing).

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.

As an adjective antecedent is

antecedent, preceding.

As an adjective happy

is experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.

As a noun parent is

one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

As a verb parent is

to act as parent, to raise or rear.

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between parent and group

is that parent is (computing) the object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node while group is (computing) a number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.

As nouns the difference between parent and group

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while group is a number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

As verbs the difference between parent and group

is that parent is to act as parent, to raise or rear while group is to put together to form a group.

Parent is a synonym of prototype.

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between parent and prototype

is that parent is (computing) the object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node while prototype is (computing) a declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.

As nouns the difference between parent and prototype

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while prototype is an original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations.

As verbs the difference between parent and prototype

is that parent is to act as parent, to raise or rear while prototype is to create a prototype of.

Parent is a synonym of original.

As nouns the difference between parent and original

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while original is original.

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.

Parent is a synonym of model.

As nouns the difference between parent and model

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while model is template.

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.