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parental

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As an adjective, parental means of or relating to a parent. As a noun, it means a person fulfilling a parental role.

Meanings of parental

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a parent

  2. Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender

  3. geneticsOf the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

  4. Designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

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.”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
maternalpaternal
Oppositesfilial

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