| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | common |
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | forældre | forældrene | ||
| Genitive | forældres | forældrenes | ||
| Afrikaans | ouers; ouerpaar |
|---|---|
| Catalan | pares |
| Czech | rodiče |
| Dutch | ouderpaar; ouders |
| English | parents |
| Esperanto | gepatroj |
| Faeroese | foreldur |
| French | parents; père et mère |
| German | Eltern |
| Hawaiian | mākua |
| Hungarian | szülők |
| Icelandic | foreldrar |
| Italian | genitori; padre e madre |
| Jamaican Patois | pierens |
| Latin | parentes |
| Low German | olders; oldlüde |
| Norwegian | foreldre |
| Papiamento | mayónan; mayórnan; mayornan |
| Polish | rodzice |
| Portuguese | pai e mãe; pais |
| Saterland Frisian | Oalere; Oolden |
| Spanish | padres; padre y madre |
| Swedish | föräldrar |
| Thai | บิดามารดา; พ่อแม่ |
| West Frisian | âlden |
| Yiddish | עלטערן |