おや
Meanings
Noun
1. parent; parents; mother and father
Children cannot choose their parents.
2. dealer; banker
3. founder; inventor
4. (pet) owner
Adjective (の)
Noun
5. key; parent (organization); main
Noun
6. ancestor; forefather
Pitch accent
お
や
Used in vocabulary (127 in total)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
parent and child
thumb; big toe
Examples (109 in total)
Did you show it to your parents?
Do your parents know?
I'd like to call my parents.
My parents are divorced.
Ask your parents.
Parents love their children.
Are you going to lecture your own parents?
Parents provide protection for their children.
I don't want to be my parents' puppet.
He is independent of his parents.
She doesn't listen to her parents.
Anna got married without her parents' knowledge.
My parents weren't at home yesterday.
How did you know my parents?
I want to think that parents are more important than their children.
Please don't tell your parents this.
My parents are still young.
Are you still living with your parents?
You don't have to tell your parents that.
They are not my real parents.
Both of my parents are strict with me.
She is still financially dependent on her parents.
Both my parents are teachers.
I showed my test score to my parents.
I promised my parents I wouldn't drink.
Protecting children is a parent's duty.
Children are not a parent's pets.
The committee is composed of teachers and parents.
I can't depend on my parents forever.
My work as a writer is a secret from my parents.
John wanted to be completely independent of his parents.
He was thirsting for his parents' love.
Mary's parents are rich.
She was always quarreling with her parents.
Have you ever argued with your parents?
Whose little child is this? Where are his parents?
Tom is living on an allowance from his parents.
Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.
We should not depend on your parents.
Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
She was aware of her parents' eyes.
Children have problems that their parents don't understand.
The story was handed down from father to son.
Children cannot choose their parents.
Well, parents these days are supposed to be pretty demanding, after all.
Their parents tried to tear the two of them apart.
Where are these children's parents?
There is interaction with my parents, and the relationship is not bad.
Is that any way to behave toward your parents?!
I hardly ever go out with my parents these days.
While our parents are away, my little brother does whatever he likes.
It seems that I was able to maintain my parental dignity.
However, as a parent, I have mixed feelings.
I don't want to do anything against my parents' teachings.
I persuaded my parents to let me study abroad.
That guy is always asking his parents for money.
Parents should deal fairly with their children.
My parents caught me smoking.
Teenagers want to be independent of their parents.
Parents must answer for their children's conduct.
My brother still depends on our parents for his living expenses.
I want to buy a drone, but my parents won't let me.
He depends on his parents for his university fees.
My parents relaxed my curfew a little.
He does whatever his parents tell him, like a puppet.
My parents wouldn't allow me to go by myself.
There are no parents who take money from their own children.
My parents don't like my girlfriend.
Children will believe what their parents tell them.
Don't talk about my parents like that!
Parents are always worried about the future of their children.
Parents scold their children for their own good.
The parents, rather than the children, are to blame.
Who could criticize the feelings of a child who thinks of their parents?
Many parents believe that there is too much violence on TV.
My parents never let me watch TV when I was little.
As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.
Children tend to imitate their parents.
All parents like to have their children praised.
Parents should spend quality time with their children.
The parents were often away from home for long periods.
He throws his weight around, hiding behind his parents' status.
I wish my parents would let me stay up later at night.
Parents are proud of their children when they do well in school.
He became a singer against his parents wishes.
Parents hope their children will become independent as soon as possible.
You shouldn't talk back to your parents like that.
Many parents think that there's too much violence on TV.
So I can state firmly that children bear no liability for their parents' crimes.
Children will believe completely whatever their parents tell them.
Parents, on the whole, wish for their children's happiness.
Parents have responsibilities to look to their children's health.
Parents are usually concerned about their children's future.
Children are ultimately copies of their parents, and they end up resembling them whether they like it or not.
Parents must provide their children with proper food and clothing.
Ignoring his parents' wishes, he left home.
It is possible that his parents' social status had an influence.
You need your parents' permission if you are going to apply for that.
A good coach is like a parent to the players.
My parents are very religious people.
Education should not be a burden on the parents as well as on the children.
Since you have already also become an adult, you must become independent economically from your parents.
Tom doesn't always obey his parents.
There can't be many people unhappier than parents who have lost a child.
Parents teach their children that it's wrong to lie.
Children should obey their parents.
The teachers debated the problem with the parents.
The boy isn't aware of his parents' efforts to raise him.
Parents often make sacrifices to give a good education to their children.