adoptive parent: a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
parent: a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
hedge fund: a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging