Words That Rhyme With Parent
144 rhymes for "parent" (2 syllables): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "parent" has only a few perfect rhymes (errant, apparent, inherent and transparent), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as merit, fairest and parrot.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like merits, berets and carats carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for parent (4)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- errant
3 syllables
- apparent
- inherent
- transparent
Multisyllable rhymes for parent (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- merits
- berets
- carats
- cherub
- cleric
- derrick
- entrant
- ferrets
- garrets
- heron
- parrots
- bearing
- desperate
- marriage
- sharing
- wearing
- brethren
- caring
- daring
- era
- haircut
- herring
- scaring
- squaring
- staring
- swearing
- tearing
- thereof
- airstrip
- cellist
- errands
- herald
- larynx
- pellet
- relished
- spendthrift
- temperate
- terrace
- gerunds
- heiress
- chairman
- credit
- edit
- entrance
- mentioned
- pleasant
- present
- breakfast
- careless
- chemist
- chestnut
- dentist
- exit
- extant
- helmet
- legend
- metric
- peasant
- pedant
- pregnant
- questioned
- segment
- sentenced
- sexist
- sterile
- ended
- extra
- headed
- leaded
- mention
- method
- second
- section
- session
- several
- tested
3 syllables
- grandparent
- generic
- inherits
- numeric
- demerits
- forbearance
- hysteric
- comparing
- declaring
- developed
- embarrass
- preparing
- impairing
- repairing
- disparage
- embellished
- enveloped
- impairment
- imperiled
- mascara
- miscarriage
- repellent
- sierra
- remarriage
- electric
- unpleasant
- amendment
- assessment
- attendant
- dependent
- eccentric
- investment
- symmetric
- develop
- elected
- expression
- impression
4+ syllables
- atmospheric
- esoteric
- alphanumeric
- intermarriage
- undeveloped
- independent
- aforementioned
Near rhymes for parent (20)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- merit
- fairest
- parrot
- rarest
- barest
- beret
- carat
- cherished
- ferret
- garret
- karat
- merest
- perished
- terraced
- errand
- gerund
3 syllables
- embarrassed
- inherit
- demerit
- disparaged
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Questions about rhymes for parent
What rhymes with parent?
Common perfect rhymes for parent include errant, apparent, inherent and transparent. This page lists 144 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for parent?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of parent but change a consonant. Good ones include merit, fairest, parrot, rarest, barest and beret.
How many syllables are in parent?
Parent has 2 syllables in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.