(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Your ~s are your mother and father.
Children need their ~s...
When you become a ~ the things you once cared about seem to have less value.
N-COUNT: usu pl
see also foster ~ , one-~ family , single ~
2.
An organization’s ~ organization is the organization that created it and usually still controls it.
Each unit including the ~ company has its own, local management.
ADJ: ADJ n