---
title: Parent object
slug: Glossary/Parent_object
tags:
  - CodingScripting
  - Glossary
  - NeedsContent
---
The {{glossary("object")}} to which a given {{glossary("property")}} or {{glossary("method")}} belongs.

## See also

- [Discussion of Inheritance and prototypes in JavaScript](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Inheritance_and_the_prototype_chain)
