diff --git a/path.cabal b/path.cabal
index c723327..8624b5b 100644
--- a/path.cabal
+++ b/path.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                path
-version:             0.1.0
+version:             0.2.0
 synopsis:            Path
 description:         Path
 license:             BSD3
diff --git a/src/Path.hs b/src/Path.hs
index c1e014a..18d18c7 100644
--- a/src/Path.hs
+++ b/src/Path.hs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Path
   ,(</>)
   ,stripDir
   ,isParentOf
-  ,parentAbs
+  ,parent
   ,filename
   -- * Conversion
   ,toFilePath
@@ -234,17 +234,17 @@ isParentOf p l =
 --
 -- The following properties hold:
 --
--- @parentAbs (parent \<\/> child) == parent@
+-- @parent (parent \<\/> child) == parent@
 --
 -- On the root, getting the parent is idempotent:
 --
--- @parentAbs (parentAbs \"\/\") = \"\/\"@
+-- @parent (parent \"\/\") = \"\/\"@
 --
-parentAbs :: Path Abs t -> Path Abs Dir
-parentAbs (Path fp) =
+parent :: Path Abs t -> Path Abs Dir
+parent (Path fp) =
   Path (normalizeDir (FilePath.takeDirectory (FilePath.dropTrailingPathSeparator fp)))
 
--- | Extract the relative filename from a given location.
+-- | Extract the file part of a path.
 --
 -- The following properties hold:
 --
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
index d0c7002..1c58d18 100644
--- a/test/Main.hs
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ operationFilename =
 operationParentAbs :: Spec
 operationParentAbs =
   do it "parentAbs (parent </> child) == parent"
-        (parentAbs ($(mkAbsDir "/foo") </>
+        (parent ($(mkAbsDir "/foo") </>
                     $(mkRelDir "bar")) ==
          $(mkAbsDir "/foo"))
-     it "parentAbs \"\" == \"\""
-        (parentAbs $(mkAbsDir "/") ==
+     it "parent \"\" == \"\""
+        (parent $(mkAbsDir "/") ==
          $(mkAbsDir "/"))
-     it "parentAbs (parentAbs \"\") == \"\""
-        (parentAbs (parentAbs $(mkAbsDir "/")) ==
+     it "parent (parent \"\") == \"\""
+        (parent (parent $(mkAbsDir "/")) ==
          $(mkAbsDir "/"))
 
 -- | The 'isParentOf' operation.