parental

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See also: parenteral

English

Etymology

From Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from parens (parent).

Adjective

parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)

  1. of or relating to a parent
  2. befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
  3. (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
    • 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.
      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, [...]

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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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃.tal/
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Adjective

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

  1. parental

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾẽˈtal/ [pɐ.ɾẽˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾẽˈta.li/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ren‧tal
  • Rhymes: -al, -aw

Adjective

parental m or f (plural parentais, not comparable)

  1. (relational) parent; parental
  2. (relational) relative (relating to familial relations)

Romanian

Etymology

From French parental.

Adjective

parental m or n (feminine singular parentală, masculine plural parentali, feminine and neuter plural parentale)

  1. parental

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Spanish

Adjective

parental m or f (masculine and feminine plural parentales)

  1. parental

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