pariente

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin parentem, accusative singular of parēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾjente/ [paˈɾjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pa‧rien‧te

Adjective

pariente

1. related

Noun

pariente m or f (plural parientes)

1. relative

Ladino

Noun

pariente f (plural parientes)

1. parents; father and mother

Usage notes

• In Ladino, this word refers only to father and mother, not relatives, as in modern Spanish.

Latin

Participle

pariente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pariēns

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pariente, from Latin parentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾjente/ [paˈɾjẽn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pa‧rien‧te

Noun

pariente m or f by sense (plural parientes, feminine pariente or parienta, feminine plural parientes or parientas)

1. relative, relation (member of one's family)

   Synonyms: familiar, miembro de la familia

   • 2021 February 17, Amanda Mars, “Ostracismo familiar para un congresista republicano por renegar de Trump: “Eres una decepción para Dios””, in El País‎^[1]:

     Acto seguido, 11 parientes le enviaron una carta de dos páginas en la que le acusan de haberse unido al “ejército del diablo”.

     Immediately afterwards, 11 relatives sent a two-page letter accusing him of having joined the “devil's army”.

2. (colloquial) partner

   Synonym: pareja

3. (obsolete, in the plural) parents

Usage notes

• Pariente is a false friend, and does not mean parent. The Spanish word for parent is padre or madre.

Related terms

• emparentar
• parentela
• parentesco
• parienta
• parir

Further reading

• “pariente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10