parental
See also: parenteral
English
Etymology
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from parens (“parent”).
Adjective
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, p. 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, [...]
- 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.
Antonyms
- (relating to a parent): filial
- (genetics): filial
Hypernyms
- monoparental
Derived terms
- 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
relating to parent
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See also
- paternal
- maternal
Noun
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
- paternal, prenatal
French
Etymology
parent + -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃.tal/
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Adjective
parental (feminine parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)
- parental
Derived terms
- monoparental
Further reading
- “parental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- plantera
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾẽˈtaw/ [pa.ɾẽˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾẽˈtal/ [pɐ.ɾẽˈtaɫ]
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: pa‧ren‧tal
Adjective
parental m or f (plural parentais, not comparable)
- (relational) parent; parental
- (relational) relative (relating to familial relations)
Related terms
- parente
Romanian
Etymology
From French parental.
Adjective
parental m or n (feminine singular parentală, masculine plural parentali, feminine and neuter plural parentale)
- parental
Declension
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾenˈtal/ [pa.ɾẽn̪ˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pa‧ren‧tal
Adjective
parental (plural parentales)
- parental
Derived terms
- PIN parental
Further reading
- “parental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014