Boss, Kingpin, Chief, Head
noun
Who is part parent to you? Your boss! They make it so you can take care of yourself by paying you, don't they? They'll break the legs of someone who crosses you. But they won't help you get back to sleep after you have nightmares. So they're only part like a parent.
おやぶん
This word consists of the kun'yomi reading for 親 and the on'yomi reading for 分. You've learned both of these so you should be able to read this already!
地下道でヤクザの親分とすれちがったんだ。
I walked by a yakuza kingpin in the underpass.
トムとジェリーは、どちらが親分でどちらが子分ですか。
Between Tom and Jerry, which is the boss and which is the henchman?
親分にバレたら大目玉を食らうぞ。
The chief will chew us out if we let it slip.