parental
See also: parenteral
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
Adjective edit
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[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 edit
Hypernyms edit
Derived 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 edit
relating to parent
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See also edit
Noun edit
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.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
parental (feminine parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “parental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin parentālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
parental m or f (plural parentais, not comparable)
- (relational) parent; parental
- (relational) relative (relating to familial relations)
Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French parental.
Adjective edit
parental m or n (feminine singular parentală, masculine plural parentali, feminine and neuter plural parentale)
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Latin parentālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
parental m or f (masculine and feminine plural parentales)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “parental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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