parental
See also: parenteral
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
Adjective
editparental (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[1], page 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, [...]
Antonyms
editHypernyms
editDerived terms
edit- 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
editrelating to parent
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See also
editNoun
editparental (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.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editparental (feminine parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “parental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Latin parentālis.
Pronunciation
edit
Adjective
editparental m or f (plural parentais, not comparable)
- (relational) parent; parental
- (relational) relative (relating to familial relations)
Related terms
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French parental.
Adjective
editparental m or n (feminine singular parentală, masculine plural parentali, feminine and neuter plural parentale)
Declension
editDeclension of parental
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | parental | parentală | parentali | parentale | ||
definite | parentalul | parentala | parentalii | parentalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | parental | parentale | parentali | parentale | ||
definite | parentalului | parentalei | parentalilor | parentalelor |
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin parentālis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editparental m or f (masculine and feminine plural parentales)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “parental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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