diff --git a/astroid/brain/brain_pathlib.py b/astroid/brain/brain_pathlib.py
index d1d1bda7f..bd6ab727a 100644
--- a/astroid/brain/brain_pathlib.py
+++ b/astroid/brain/brain_pathlib.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
 def _looks_like_parents_subscript(node: nodes.Subscript) -> bool:
     if not (
-        isinstance(node.value, nodes.Attribute) and node.value.attrname == "parents"
+        (isinstance(node.value, nodes.Attribute) and node.value.attrname == "parents")
+        or isinstance(node.value, nodes.Name)
     ):
         return False
 
diff --git a/tests/brain/test_pathlib.py b/tests/brain/test_pathlib.py
index 2335e28ad..f618af260 100644
--- a/tests/brain/test_pathlib.py
+++ b/tests/brain/test_pathlib.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_inference_parents() -> None:
     if PY313:
         assert inferred[0].qname() == "builtins.tuple"
     else:
-        assert inferred[0].qname() == "pathlib._PathParents"
+        assert inferred[0].qname().lstrip(".").endswith("_PathParents")
 
 
 def test_inference_parents_subscript_index() -> None:
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ def test_inference_parents_subscript_index() -> None:
         assert inferred[0].qname() == "pathlib.Path"
 
 
+def test_inference_parents_assigned_to_variable() -> None:
+    """Test inference of ``pathlib.Path.parents`` when assigned to a variable."""
+    name_node = astroid.extract_node(
+        """
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    cwd = Path.cwd()
+    parents = cwd.parents
+    parents[0]  #@
+    """
+    )
+
+    inferred = name_node.inferred()
+    assert len(inferred) == 1
+    assert isinstance(inferred[0], bases.Instance)
+    if PY313:
+        assert inferred[0].qname() == "pathlib._local.Path"
+    else:
+        assert inferred[0].qname() == "pathlib.Path"
+
+
 def test_inference_parents_subscript_slice() -> None:
     """Test inference of ``pathlib.Path.parents``, accessed by slice."""
     name_node = astroid.extract_node(