parental

UK /pəˈɹɛn.təl/ US /pəˈɹɛn.təl/

adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to a parent.

Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.

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, [...]

noun

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.

Collocations

ADJ.

fierce, generous, soon, unconditional

She received unconditional parental support throughout her university years and beyond.

VERB + PARENTAL

call, don't, forget, internalizing, leaves, need, paid, renounced

I don't forget parental advice my mother gave me about saving money.

PARENTAL + NOUN

affection, authority, child, community, discretion, duties, generation, guidance

The parents showed parental affection by attending every one of their daughter's school performances.

PREP.

from, in, off, on

She struggled to break free from parental pressure about choosing a traditional career path.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

Antonyms

filial

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Young people can recognize this about romantic love, but they find it hard to accept the same fierce element in parental affection.

Tatoeba · #265813

The hero, as a child, suffered from parental neglect.

Tatoeba · #265863

He leaves the parental roof soon.

Tatoeba · #292935

She had chosen to succumb to parental pressure.

Tatoeba · #2060837

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