diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
index a5ed447a6f..d676f73a09 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ do_action( "{$taxonomy}_term_edit_form_top", $tag, $taxonomy );
 <?php } ?>
 <?php if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical($taxonomy) ) : ?>
 		<tr class="form-field term-parent-wrap">
-			<th scope="row"><label for="parent"><?php _ex( 'Parent', 'term parent' ); ?></label></th>
+			<th scope="row"><label for="parent"><?php echo esc_html( $tax->labels->parent_item ); ?></label></th>
 			<td>
 				<?php
 				$dropdown_args = array(
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index 20261fe70a..d34c70811b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ do_action( "{$taxonomy}_term_new_form_tag" );
 <?php endif; // global_terms_enabled() ?>
 <?php if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical($taxonomy) ) : ?>
 <div class="form-field term-parent-wrap">
-	<label for="parent"><?php _ex( 'Parent', 'term parent' ); ?></label>
+	<label for="parent"><?php echo esc_html( $tax->labels->parent_item ); ?></label>
 	<?php
 	$dropdown_args = array(
 		'hide_empty'       => 0,