Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Paredones A city in Chile. paredros An assistant or servant of a god. Pareene A surname. parefuningoside A particular steroid glycoside. paregmenon The juxtaposition of words that have the same roots; using cognate words together, such as "curvaceous curves", "my loving and beloved wife", or "he's a manly man". paregoric A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium. pareiasaur Any member of the Pareiasauridae, a family of large parareptiles from the Permian period. pareiasaurian Any extinct parareptile of the clade †Pareiasauria pareiasaurid Synonym of pareiasaur. pareidolia The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music. pareidolic Of or pertaining to pareidolia. pareil An equal. pareira Chondrodendron tomentosum, a large tropical liana native to Central and South America, and a source of tubocurare. pareirine vellosine Pareja A surname from Spanish. Parekh A surname from Gujarati. Parel A neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. parelcon A form of redundancy involving the addition of a syllable, particle, or another word, to the end of a word. parelectronomic Of or relating to parelectronomy. parelectronomy A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed. Pareles A surname. parelius A parhelion. parelle A crustaceous lichen yielding orchil, cudbear, and litmus. Paremata A suburb of Porirua, Wellington region, New Zealand. parembole A kind of rhetorical parenthesis. The insertion of something relating to the subject in the middle of a period. paremiographic Of or relating to paremiography. paremiography The collecting of proverbs. paremiological Relating to the study of proverbs. paremiologically In terms of paremiology. paremiologist One who studies proverbs. paremiology The study of proverbs. paremptosis parembole paren A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text). parencephalitis inflammation of the cerebellum parencephalocele The protrusion of the cerebellum through a defect in the cranium. parencephalon The cerebellum. parenchyma The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. parenchymal Of or pertaining to parenchyma. parenchymally With regard to the parenchyma parenchymatic Synonym of parenchymatous. parenchymatitis inflammation of the parenchyma parenchymatous Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal. parenchymatously In a parenchymatous manner parenchymella A type of larva of a demosponge composed of an envelope of flagellated cells surrounding an internal mass of cells. parenclitic Relating to a network derived from isolated scalar data, where links between nodes (corresponding to features of the data) are weighted based on the deviation between them. parenesis exhortation parenetic Relating to parenesis. parenetical parenetic parenetically In a parenetic manner. Parenica A traditional Slovak cheese that is steamed and usually smoked, and was originally made from sheep's milk. parent A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.). parentage The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth. parental Of or relating to a parent. Parentalia An Ancient Roman nine-day festival in honour of family ancestors, beginning on 13 February. parentalism The act or status of a parent. parentality The act or status of a parent. parentally In a parental manner, like a parent. parentation Something done or said in honour of the dead; obsequies. parentcraft The skills and knowledge used by parents in raising children. parentdom The realm, world, sphere, influence, jurisdiction, or authority of a parent; parenthood. Parente A surname from Italian. Parenteau A surname. parentectomy The removal of one or both parents from a child's life. parented Having the specified kind or number of parents. parentela An ancestor and all of his or her descendants; all descendants of a person's ancestors of a certain degree. parentelic Of or pertaining to a lineage of related people. parenteral Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection. parenterally In a parenteral manner (administered avoiding the gastrointestinal tract). parentese Baby talk, a speech register used by parents talking to their children. parentheme The expression inside a pair of parentheses. parenthesis A clause, phrase, or word which is inserted into a grammatically complete passage of text for explanation or as an aside, and usually marked off with brackets, commas, or dashes. parenthesization The action or result of parenthesizing. parenthesize To place text in parentheses. parenthesized Between parentheses. parenthesome A septal pore cap, a microscopic structure of unknown function found in the cells of basidiomycete fungi. parenthetic Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses parenthetical Using, containing, or within parenthesis. parentheticality The quality of being parenthetical. parenthetically As an aside, incidentally. parentheticalness Synonym of parentheticality. parenthood The state of being a parent. Parenti A surname from Italian. Parentian Of or relating to Michael Parenti (1933–2026), American political scientist. parenticide The killing of a parent. parentification A process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling. parentify To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling. parenting The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. parentish Resembling or characteristic of a parent. parentism Discrimination against parents. parentization Synonym of parentification. parentize Synonym of parentify. parentland The place where an ethnic group originated; the place from which a population immigrated. parentless Having no (living) parent. parentlessness The state or condition of being parentless (not having a (living) parent (i.e., a father or mother)). parentlike Resembling or characteristic of a parent. parentlock A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction in which Sherlock and John raise a child or children together. parently Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent; parental. parentness The condition, state, or quality of a parent. parentship The condition, state, or status of a parent. parenty Resembling a parent pareo A wraparound garment, worn by men or women, similar to a Malaysian sarong. Pareora An epoch from 21.7 to 15.9 million years ago, a subdivision of the Neogene. Parepare A city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. parepididymis paradidymis pareptide An antiparkinsonian drug. parer A tool used to pare things. parergal Relating to a parergon. parergon A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work. parergonic Being or relating to a parergon. parergy Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous; a trifle pares A surname. Paresi An Arawakan language spoken in Brazil. paresis A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas. paresthesia A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause. paresthesis Paresthesia. paresthetic Of or pertaining to paresthesia. parethmoid Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. parethoxycaine An anesthetic drug. Paretian Relating to Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923), Italian sociologist, economist and philosopher. paretic Pertaining to paresis. paretically In terms of, or by means of, paresis. Pareto A surname from Italian, notably held by Vilfredo Pareto. Paretsky A surname from Russian. paretymological Synonym of folk-etymological. pareunia Sexual intercourse. pareve Of food: that has no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient. parevine Nondairy ice cream. parfait A French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur. parfilage The unravelling of woven fabrics, to save gold or silver threads. parfit Perfect. Parfitian Of or relating to Derek Parfit, British moral philosopher. Parfitt A surname. parfleche A form of stiff leather made from rawhide. parfocal Having multiple lenses that have corresponding focal points in the same plane. parfocality The condition of being parfocal. parfocalization The process of making something parfocal. parfocalize To make parfocal. Parfrement A surname. parfry To fry until partly cooked and crispy. parfum Fragrance; perfume. parfumerie Synonym of perfumery (“shop selling perfumes”). parfumier A maker or seller of perfumes. parfumine An alkaloid found in Fumaria parviflora. Parga A town in Greece located in the Preveza prefecture Pargade A surname from French. pargana An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil. Pargas A town and municipality of Southwest Finland in the Archipelago Sea. pargasite A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group. pargasitic Of or relating to the mineral pargasite. parge A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls.