Elter

Etymology
. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  ; a parent of unspecified sex.

Usage notes

 * Elter is not widely used outside the field of genetics; in other contexts, Elternteil is more common. In colloquial speech, either the sex of the parent needs to be specified, or a circumlocution such as oder  ("mother or father") or  is used.