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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
careThe careful course and
parental
provision of nature. Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Parental
PARENT'AL
,Adj.
1.
Becoming parents; tender; affectionate; as parental care of solicitude.Definition 2024
parental
parental
English
Adjective
parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)
- of or relating to a parent
- (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
Hypernyms
Related terms
- parental control
- parental duty
- parental home
- parental leave
Translations
relating to parent
See also
Noun
parental (plural parentals)
- 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.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Adjective
parental m (feminine singular parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)