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tag: G2WRDBGRM5
kind: concept
name: Parent
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:325802@r1373839425
    locator: Glossary of graph theory, section P
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/325802#BD7X
    sections: [Summary]
inventory: [XJXM2HZ5M2]
---

## Summary

In a rooted tree, a parent of a vertex $v$ is a neighbor of $v$ along the incoming edge, the one that is directed toward the root.