Definition of “Parent”

For those of you that believe that a man’s children are only the children that bear his last name…here is the definition of the word “parent”.

“Parent: One that begets or brings forth offspring.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

“Parent: A female person whose egg unites with a sperm or a male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child or birth of a child.” The Free Dictionary. Farlex, Inc.

Are our fathers responsible for all of the children that they conceive?