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Parental

Parental Meaning & Definition
Parental Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parental?

[adj] relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
[adj] (genetics) designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

Synonyms | Synonyms for Parental: maternal | paternal

Related Terms | Find terms related to Parental: adoring | affectionate | ancestorial | ancestral | conjugal | covering | custodial | defensive | demonstrative | devoted | faithful | fatherlike | fatherly | filial | fond | fostering | grandfatherly | grandmotherly | grandparental | guardian | guarding | husbandly | immunizing | languishing | lovelorn | lovesick | lovesome | loving | maternal | melting | mother | motherlike | motherly | parent | paternal | patriarchal | preventive | prophylactic | protecting | protective | romantic | safeguarding | screening | sentimental | sheltering | shielding | soft | tender | tutelary | uxorious | vigilant | watchful | wifely

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Parental In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa*ren"tal\, a. [L. parentalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations. 2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature. --Sir T. Browne.

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