parental

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

Canada//pəˈɹɛn.təl//
Australia//pəˈɹen.təl//

Of or relating to a parent.

adjective

1
Of or relating to a parent.
2
Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
3
Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.
This, following Bateson, we may call the parental generation or P generation. Subsequent generations are called filial generations (abbreviated F) and their numerical order is indicated by a subscript, [...]

Etymology

From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).

noun

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.

Forms

plural: parentals
comparative: more parental
superlative: most parental

pardon · Forgiveness for an offence.parent · A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted,…Parent · A surname.

parental · Of or relating to a parent.

parenting · The process of raising and educating a child from birth until…Paris · The capital and largest city of France.parish · An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

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