parental.
Of or relating to a parent.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to a parent.
Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
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