parental

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin parentalis, from parens (“parent”)

Adjective[edit]

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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Translations[edit]

relating to parent

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Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

parent +‎ -al

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. parental

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