Cryptic crossword clue
Father, leases, with mother as well 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PARENTS

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What does PARENTS mean?

PARENTS noun
  1. One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
  2. A surrogate mother
  3. A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
  4. A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
  5. A relative.
  6. The source or origin of something.
  7. An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
  8. Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
  9. The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.
PARENTS verb
  1. To act as parent, to raise or rear.

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