“parent”

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.

One's male offspring.

A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).

Transparent in colour.

Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.

To release live offspring from the body into the environment.

Technical matters concerning baseball generally not apparent or of interest to spectators.