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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.

Definition 2024


parental

parental

English

Adjective

parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)

  1. of or relating to a parent
  2. (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

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Noun

parental (plural parentals)

  1. A person fulfilling a parental role.
    Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.

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French

Etymology

parent + -al

Adjective

parental m (feminine singular parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)

  1. parental

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Portuguese

Adjective

parental m, f (plural parentais, comparable)

  1. parental (relating to parents)
  2. relating to relatives

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