Lifestyle / Adoption / Adoptive Parent: Person(s) who legally assume parental rights/responsibilities for adopted child.
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Parent Verb Synonyms: father or mother, progenitor, progenitrix, procreator, begetter, materfamilias or paterfamilias, foster-parent, stepmother or stepfather, guardian, old lady or old man, facetiousmater or pater
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Science / Tides and Currents / Apparent Time: Time based upon the true position of the Sun as distinguished from mean time, which is measured by a fictitious Sun moving at a uniform rate. Apparent time is that shown by the sundial, and its noon i MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Birth Parent: A child's biological parent. MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Co-Parenting: A long-term (formal or informal) agreement to support the needs of children with developmental disabilities by which extra caregivers support parents by providing ongoing respite parenting when needed MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Foster Parent: State-licensed adult who is paid or volunteers to take care of children, but is not related by blood, marriage or adoption. MORE
Science / Tides and Currents / Apparent Secular Trend: The non-periodic tendency of sea level to rise, fall, or remain stationary with time. Technically, it is frequently defined as the slope of a least-squares line of regression through a relatively long MORE
Technology / Home Audio / Apparent Power: The result of multiplying the rms value of the voltage by the rms value of the current in an electronic circuit. It is expressed in watts (W) for resistive loads and in voltamperes (VA) for reactive l MORE