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Parent nucleus

parent \par"ent\ (p[^a]r"ent or p[=a]r"ent; 277), n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.]

  1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.

    Children, obey your parents in the Lord.
    --Eph. vi. 1.

  2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice.

    Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.
    --Channing.

    Parent cell. (Biol.) See Mother cell, under Mother, also Cytula.

    Parent nucleus (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis, and Cell division, under Division.