parental

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See also: parenteral

English

Etymology

From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)

  1. Of or relating to a parent.
  2. Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
  3. (genetics) Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.
    • 1916, William E. Castle, Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics‎, 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

  • (antonym(s) of “relating to a parent”): filial
  • (antonym(s) of “genetics”): filial

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Noun

parental (plural parentals)

  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.

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French

Etymology

From parent +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

parental (feminine parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)

  1. parental

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin parentālis.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ren‧tal

Adjective

parental m or f (plural parentais, not comparable)

  1. (relational) parent; parental
  2. (relational) relative (relating to familial relations)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French parental.

Adjective

parental m or n (feminine singular parentală, masculine plural parentali, feminine and neuter plural parentale)

  1. parental

Declension

singular plural
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

Etymology

From Latin parentālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾenˈtal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pa‧ren‧tal

Adjective

parental m or f (masculine and feminine plural parentales)

  1. parental

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