parental en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pəˈɹɛn.təl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /pəˈɹen.təl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
Meanings
- Of or relating to a parent.
- Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
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Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.
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, page 101:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most parental | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more parental | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
filial (antonym(s) of “relating to a parent”) · filial (antonym(s) of “genetics”)
Deriveds
parentalism · parentally · coparental · multiparental · filioparental · parental duty · parental home · tetraparental · parental love · heteroparental · parental unit · unparental · monoparental · triparental · diparental · parental alienation · godparental · stepparental · uniparental · parental alienation syndrome · parental figure · interparental · grandparental · alloparental · bioparental · quasiparental · parentality · parental leave · extraparental · parental control · nonparental · biparental · preparental · parental rights
Hypernyms
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Translations (34)
it parentale (relating to parent) · la parentālis (relating to parent) · fr parental (relating to parent) · mk родителски (relating to parent) · bg роди́телски (relating to parent) · pt parental (relating to parent) · sq prindërore (relating to parent) · eo gepatra (relating to parent) · fi vanhempien (relating to parent) · cs rodičovský (relating to parent) · sk rodičovský (relating to parent) · sh ро̀дитељскӣ (relating to parent) · sq prindëror (relating to parent) · sh ròditeljskī (relating to parent) · nl ouderlijk (relating to parent) · hu szülői (relating to parent) · el γονικός (relating to parent) · ru роди́тельский (relating to parent) · rup pãrinteascã (relating to parent) · uk роди́тельський (relating to parent) · ro părintesc (relating to parent) · be радзі́цельскі (relating to parent) · el γονεϊκός (relating to parent) · sl starševski (relating to parent) · pl rodzicielski (relating to parent) · uk ба́тьківський (relating to parent) · rup pãrintescu (relating to parent) · es parental (relating to parent) · be бацько́ўскі (relating to parent) · ro părintească (relating to parent) · be ба́цькаўскі (relating to parent) · ca parental (relating to parent) · de elterlich (relating to parent) · ar وَالِدِيّ (relating to parent)