parental
English
Etymology
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from parens (“parent”)
Adjective
parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)
- of or relating to a parent
- befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
- (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, [...]
- 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- alloparental
- bioparental
- biparental
- diparental
- filioparental
- godparental
- grandparental
- heteroparental
- interparental
- monoparental
- multiparental
- nonparental
- parental alienation
- parental alienation syndrome
- parental control
- parental duty
- parental home
- parental leave
- parental love
- parentally
- parental unit
- preparental
- quasiparental
- stepparental
- tetraparental
- triparental
- uniparental
- unparental
Translations
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.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃.tal/
Audio (file)
Adjective
parental (feminine singular parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “parental” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Adjective
parental m or f (plural parentais, comparable)
Spanish
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