### Question
How is the term parent defined?


### Answer
The term **parent** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 2611* as the following:

> the biological parent of an employee or an individual who stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a son or daughter

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 2611*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE**

