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Monorepo for the Firebase JavaScript SDK

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## Reference.parent property

The parent location of a `Reference`<!-- -->.

The parent of a root `Reference` is `null`<!-- -->.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
readonly parent: Reference | null;
```