Parent
In a family, a parent was the caregiver responsible for providing parenting to an offspring. (, et al.) The person responsible for contributing DNA to a child was known as the biological parent. (, , ) Thought often used to describe people in general, the colloquial term folks was often used to described one's parents. (, et al.) Offspring, who is raised by only one or none of the biological parents, is called an orphan.

Ideally, the parents were those responsible for the conception and birth of the child, but in circumstances of adoption or fosterage, the adoptive or foster parents may be either related or unrelated individuals, who would raise the child as their own. (; )

Artificial lifeforms, such as androids and holograms, did not have biological parents. Despite this, certain sentient artificial lifeforms considered their original creators to be akin to parents. The android Data considered Noonian Soong his father and Juliana Soong his mother. () The Doctor of the  once stated that Lewis Zimmerman, the creator of the Emergency Medical Holographic program, was the closest thing he had to a father. ()

Parentage

Father 
The male or paternal parent was known as the father, who may also be known informally known as dad, daddy, papa, pa or old man. (; , et al.) A man to whom fatherhood came naturally were known as a family man.

In 2154, Jonathan Archer informed Smike that his biological father was named Miklos Karlovassi. ()

Despite Jean-Luc Picard's seeming dislike of children, Wesley Crusher once told him that he would make a good father. Picard thanked him for the sentiment and Crusher asked if had ever wished he had kids of his own. To this, he replied that wishing for a thing does not make it so. ()

During his lifetime, Kathryn Janeway referred to  as "Daddy," () while Alexander often referred to Worf in more formal terms, calling him "Father". (, et al.) 

Jake Sisko referred to his father Benjamin Sisko by the more basic "Dad." (, et al.) Benjamin Sisko occasionally referred to himself as his "old man" when talking to Jake. (, ) Benjamin's father Joseph Sisko did likewise when speaking to Benjamin. () , Emory Erickson, and Tom Paris both once referred to themselves as such with regards to their children. (; ) Reginald Barclay made reference to The Doctor and Lewis Zimmerman as an old man and son. ()

While discussing parents, Miles O'Brien recalled to Worf in 2366, how the last time his "old man" was on board the , "I found him chasing Nurse Stanton around a biobed in Sickbay." Worf, however, was "not concerned about [his] father chasing nurses." () The hologram Eli Hollander referred to his father, Frank Hollander, as "my old man". Upon hearing this, Worf inquired "What old man are you referring to?" To which, Hollander clarified, "my pa". ()

When Jake Sisko told Varis Sul about his father, Nog tried to compare his father, Rom, to Jake's. Both turned quiet when Varis Sul told them that her father was killed by the Cardassians. ()

Norvalens did not have fathers. An individual who teased Jaffen in 2377 by insulting his father was unaware either of his species not having any or that he was a Norvalen. ()

Mother 
The female or maternal parent was known as the mother, who may also be known informally known as mom, mommy, mummy, or mama. (, et al.) In the Ferengi culture the term for mother was Moogie. (, et al.) In the French language the term was maman. () The duration of being a mother was known as motherhood. ()

Stepparents 
A stepparent, either known as the stepfather or stepmother, was an individual who fulfilled the role of a parent after their marriage to a divorced or widowed parent. 

Leeta became Nog's stepmother after she married Rom in 2373. ()

Raised by a single parent 
The following individuals were raised by just one parent, either due to the second parent's death, a separation, abandonment, or other reasons.

Individuals raised by a single parent  	
 Jonathan Archer
 Wesley Crusher
 Kira Nerys
  (alternate reality)	
 Nog	
 William T. Riker
 Jake Sisko
 B'Elanna Torres
 Naomi Wildman

Examples

List of parents 
Akaar and Eleen, parents of Leonard James Akaar
 Apollo, father of Asclepius
 Henry and Sally Archer, parents of Jonathan Archer
 Marla Aster, mother of Jeremy Aster
 Amsha and Richard Bashir, parents of Julian Bashir
 Julian Bashir, father of several children (alternate timeline)
 Benaren and Martis, parents of Kes
 Harry Bernard, Sr., father of Harry Bernard
 Brax's father and Dexa, mother of 
 Mike and Gabrielle Burnham, parents of Michael Burnham
 Bernardo and Sonya Calvera, parents of a daughter and son
 Caylem and his wife, parents of Ralkana
 Ch'Pok, father of Katogh
 Andrei Chekov, father of Pavel Chekov
 John Christopher and his wife, parents of Shaun Geoffrey Christopher and two daughters
 Cloud William's father, father of Cloud William
 Beverly and Jack Crusher, parents of Wesley Crusher
 Culluh and Seska, parents of a child
 Daras' father, father of Daras
 Audrid Dax, mother of Neema and Gran
 Emony Dax, mother of at least one child
 Lela Dax, mother of Ahjess
 Tobin Dax, father of Raifi and other children
 Debin, father of Yanar
 Degra and Naara, parents of Piral, Jaina and Trenia
 Dolim, father of a daughter
 Dolim's daughter, mother of a son
 Dukat's father and mother, parents of Dukat
 Dukat and his wife, parents of Mekor and six other children
 Dukat and Tora Naprem, parents of Tora Ziyal
 Dukat and Mika, parents of Mika's child
 Duras, father of Toral
 Ezral and Maya, parents of Liana
 Benjamin Finney and his wife, parents of Jame Finney
Carol Freeman and her husband, parents of Beckett Mariner
Vera Fuller, mother of Bernadette Fuller
Captain Garrovick, father of Ensign David Garrovick
Garvin and his wife, parents of 
Forra Gegen, father of Frola Gegen
Tekeny Ghemor and his wife, parents of Iliana Ghemor
Gorkon, father of Azetbur
Goro, father of Miramanee
Magnus and Erin Hansen, parents of Annika Hansen
Bashorat Harral, father of Harral
Hermes, father of 
Hodin, father of Odona
Felisa Howard, mother of Paul Howard
Isabel and Paul Howard, parents of Beverly Crusher
Thomas and Rima Harewood, parents of Lucille Harewood
Hiro Ishikawa and his wife, parents of Keiko O'Brien
, father of Winona Kirk
Henry Janeway and his first wife, parents of Jason Janeway
 and his wife:
 parents of Kathryn Janeway
 parents of another daughter
Kathryn Janeway and Tom Paris, parents of hyper-evolved offspring
Jareth, father of Korenna Mirell
Ja'rod, father of Duras, Lursa and B'Etor
Jennifer, mother of Fig
Jurati's father, father of Agnes Jurati
K'Ehleyr and Worf, parents of Alexander Rozhenko
Kamin and Eline, parents of Meribor and 
Meribor and Dannick, parents of Kamie
Kang, father of Dax
Anton Karidian, father of Lenore Karidian
Karla Five's father, father of Karla Five
Karla Five, mother of Karl Four
Miklos and Irina Karlovassi, genetic parents of Udar
Kira Meru and Taban:
 parents of Kira Nerys
 parents of Kira Reon
 parents of Kira Pohl
Kela and his wife, parents of Jadzia Dax and another daughter
Keldar and Ishka:
 parents of Quark
 parents of Rom
Harry Kim and Linnis Paris, parents of Andrew Kim (alternate timeline)
John and Mary Kim, parents of Harry Kim
George and Winona Kirk, parents of George Samuel and James T. Kirk
George Samuel and Aurelan Kirk, parents of Peter Kirk and two other sons
James T. Kirk and Carol Marcus, parents of David Marcus
Tiberius Kirk, father of George Kirk
Kolopak and his wife, parents of Chakotay and a daughter
Kol-Sha, father of Kol
Kushell, father of Benzan
Kyheem, father of 
Edward M. and Silva La Forge, parents of Geordi and Ariana La Forge
Geordi La Forge, father of Alandra La Forge, Bret La Forge and Sidney La Forge (alternate timeline)
La Rouque's parents, parents of Frederick La Rouque
Leucon and Yifay, parents of Icheb
Liko and his wife, parents of Oji
Joseph M'Benga and Debra, parents of Rukiya
M'Rel, father of Gowron
Madred, father of Jil Orra
, father of Mallory
Martok and Sirella, parents of Drex
Mayweather and Rianna Mayweather, parents of Travis, Paul, and a daughter
David McCoy, father of Leonard McCoy
Leonard McCoy, father of Joanna McCoy
Miral and John Torres, parents of B'Elanna Torres
Alexander Marcus and Wallace, parents of Carol Marcus
  and Wallace, parents of  (alternate reality)
Mogh and his wife, parents of Worf and Kurn
Raffaela Musiker and Gabriel's father, parents of Gabriel Hwang
Nadet, mother of Jamin
Sa'an and Ronu Noonien-Singh, parents of Manu and La'an Noonien-Singh
Keiko O'Brien and Miles O'Brien, parents of Molly and Kirayoshi O'Brien
Michael O'Brien and his first wife, parents of Miles O'Brien and at least two other sons
Danilo Odell, father of Brenna Odell
Owen Paris, father of Tom Paris
Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, parents of Miral Paris
Tom Paris and Kes, parents of Linnis Paris (alternate timeline)
Phlox:
 father of Mettus
 father of four other children
Jean-Luc and Elise Picard, parents of Madiason, Matthew, Mimi, Olivia, and Thomas (in the Nexus)
Maurice and Yvette Picard, parents of Robert Picard and Jean-Luc Picard
Robert and Marie Picard, parents of René Picard
Pike's father and mother, parents of Christopher Pike
Plasus, father of Droxine
Prinadora and Rom, parents of Nog
Q and Q female, parents of Q junior
Tongo Rad's father, the father of Tongo Rad
Teresa Ramirez and Ricardo's father, the parents of Ricardo
Mary and Stuart Reed:
 parents of Malcolm Reed
 parents of Madeline Reed
Reger, father of Tula
Betty and Kyle Riker, parents of William T. Riker
Riley's parents, parents of Kevin Riley
Rillak's father and mother, parents of Laira Rillak
Rios' mother, mother of Cristóbal Rios
Jacques and Lydia Romaine, parents of Mira Romaine
Connaught Rossa and her husband:
 parents of Connor Rossa
 parents of another unnamed son
Connor and Moira Rossa, parents of Jeremiah Rossa
Helena and Sergey Rozhenko, parents of Nikolai Rozhenko
Ryan's father and mother, parents of Matthew Ryan
Rynar, father of Kor
Salish's father, father of Salish
Sarek and a Vulcan princess, parents of Sybok
Sarek and Amanda Grayson, parents of Spock
Sato and his wife, parents of Hoshi Sato and two other children
Hoshi Sato, mother of Toru and Yoshiko (alternate timeline)
Michio Sato, father of Sato
Sek, father of 
Shahna's mother, mother of Shahna
Thy'lek Shran and Jhamel, parents of Talla
Benjamin and Jennifer Sisko, parents of Jake Sisko
Benjamin Sisko and Kasidy Yates, parents of one child
Joseph and Sarah Sisko, parents of Benjamin Sisko
Joseph Sisko and his second wife:
 parents of Judith Sisko
 parents of other sons
Skon, father of Sarek
Sojef, father of Artim
Solkar, father of Skon
Hikaru Sulu, father of Demora Sulu
Surmak Hoek and Surmak Stimson, parents of Surmak Ren
Daniel Sutter, father of Clara Sutter
Professor Starnes, father of Tommy Starnes
T'Les and her husband, parents of T'Pol
T'Meni and her husband, parents of Tuvok
Enabran Tain, father of Elim Garak
Tareckx, father of Cleveland Booker
Tark, father of 
Yanas Tigan and Mr. Tigan:
 parents of Janel Tigan
 parents of Ezri Dax
 parents of Norvo Tigan
Tokath and Gi'ral, parents of Ba'el
Toral, father of Duras
Carl Torres:
 father of Michael Torres
 father of Dean Torres
 father of Elizabeth Torres
Toya, mother of Alexandra
Ian Andrew and Lwaxana Troi:
 parents of Kestra Troi
 parents of Deanna Troi
Deanna Troi, mother of Ian Andrew Troi, Jr.
Deanna Troi and William T. Riker, parents of Thaddeus Troi-Riker and Kestra Troi-Riker
Deanna Troi and Worf, parents of Eric-Christopher and Shannara (alternate quantum reality)
Charles Tucker I, father of Charles Tucker II
Charles Tucker II and his wife:
 parents of Charles Tucker III
 parents of Elizabeth Tucker
 parents of another son
Charles Tucker III and T'Pol:
 parents of Elizabeth
 parents of Lorian (alternate timeline)
Tuvok and :
 parents of Sek
 parents of Asil
 parents of two more sons
Charles Vance and his wife, parents of a daughter
Miranda Vigo, mother of Jason Vigo
Voq and L'Rell, parents of Tenavik
Michael Webb and his wife, parents of Danny Webb and Jeannie Webb
Charlie Whatley, father of Kevin Whatley
Naomi Wildman, mother of Sabrina (alternate timeline)
Samantha Wildman and Greskrendtregk, parents of Naomi Wildman
Wu's father
 father of Wu
 father of Wu's brother
Yar's parents
 parents of Natasha Yar
 parents of Ishara Yar
Natasha Yar and Sela's father, parents of Sela
Zeus and Hera, parents of Hephaestus
 Zeus and , parents of Apollo and Artemis
 Zeus
 father of Aphrodite
 father of Athena
 father of Hermes

 List of stepparents 
 
 Jadzia Dax, stepmother of Alexander Rozhenko
 Amanda Grayson, stepmother of Sybok
 Campio, possible future stepfather of Deanna Troi
 Jeyal, stepfather of Deanna Troi
 Leeta, stepmother of Nog
 Odo, stepfather of Deanna Troi
 Perrin, stepmother of Spock
 Jean-Luc Picard, former stepfather of Wesley Crusher (alternate timeline)
 Benjamin Sisko's stepmother
 Kasidy Yates-Sisko, stepmother of Jake Sisko

See also 
 Big Daddy-O Surf Special
 Echo Papa 607
 Maternal instinct
 Maternity ward
 Matriarchy
 Matron
 Mentor
 Patriarchical society
 Patron
 Sire

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