parentish

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From parent +‎ -ish.

Adjective[edit]

parentish (comparative more parentish, superlative most parentish)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
    • 2013, Adele Griffin, Split Just Right:
      It just shows how you were too young to be making parentish decisions.”
    • 2013, Steven Parlato, The Namesake:
      Doesn't help much, does it?” He grinned. “Well, it's a pretty parentish thing to say.”

Anagrams[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=parentish&oldid=72770571"