parental

CEFRB1

/pəˈɹɛn.təl/

adjective · noun

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to or typical of a parent.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.

Examples

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

  • He leaves the parental roof soon.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /pəˈɹen.təl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.

  2. Of or relating to a parent.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person fulfilling a parental role.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • 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, [...]

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).