parents' evening

noun

An evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.

Similar
parent-teacher conference

Meanings

nounparents' evening (plural parents' evenings)

plural parents' evenings

  1. UKeducationAn evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.

    Synonyms: parent-teacher conference

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.

Similar
parent-teacher conference

Translations

Finnish vanhempainvartti
  • vanhempainvarttimeeting
German Elternabend
  • Elternabendmeeting
Japanese 三者面談
  • 三者面談 (sansha mendan)meeting
Polish wywiadówka
  • wywiadówkameeting
Russian родительское собрание
  • родительское собрание (roditelʹskoje sobranije)meeting
Cite this entry
APA

parents' evening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parents'%20evening

MLA

“parents' evening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parents'%20evening. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parents' evening,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parents'%20evening.

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