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Webster 1913 Edition


Parental

Pa-ren′tal

,
Adj.
[L.
parentalis
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents;
as,
parental
authority;
parental
obligations;
parental
affection.
2.
Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted;
as,
parental
care
.
The careful course and
parental
provision of nature.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Parental

PARENT'AL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to parents; as parental government.
1.
Becoming parents; tender; affectionate; as parental care of solicitude.