Parens (disambiguation)

Parens are a set of parentheses.

Parens may also refer to:

Genus

 * Parens (moth), a genus of moths

Species

 * Xylomya parens (X. parens), a species of fly
 * Horornis parens (H. parens), a species of bird
 * Areca parens (A. parens), a species of flowering plant
 * Chionodes parens (C. parens), a species of moth
 * Strabena excellens (Strabena parens), a species of butterfly

People

 * Johannes Parens (died 1250), Italian Friar Minor
 * Joshua Parens, American professor of philosophy

Others

 * Parens patriae, a legal term
 * Parens scientiarum, the incipit designating a papal bull issued by Pope Gregory IX