As a Noun: 1. Your mother or your father, or both. English = parent, parents. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To come from or relate to parents in general, or to come from or relate to one or both of the parents of a particular child, especially in the sense of caring and loving children. English = (be) parental. Note: 1. Some younger signers accept this as an everyday Auslan sign, but the majority of deaf Auslan signers, especially older signers, use the other sign that matches the key word ‘parent that is also listed here in Signbank.