parent

mahaifa, iyaye

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Noun

Singular parent

Plural parents

mahaifa

1. The parents of a person or animal are its father and mother. <> mahaifa, iyaye.

   Children may only enter the pool with a parent or guardian.

   1. They are my parents. <> Su mahaifa na ne.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) parent

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) parents

Past tense (ya wuce) parented

Past participle (ya wuce) parented

Present participle (ana cikin yi) parenting

1. To act as parent, to raise or rear. <> renon yara, yi musu tarbiyya.