Definitions for parental
pəˈrɛn tlparental

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. parentaladjective

   designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

2. parental, maternal, paternaladjective

   relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

   "parental guidance"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parentalnoun

   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.

2. parentaladjective

   of or relating to a parent

3. parentaladjective

   of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

4. Etymology: From parentalis, from parens

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parentaladjective

   Becoming parents; pertaining to parents.

   Etymology: from parent.

   It overthrows the careful course and parental provision of nature, whereby the young ones newly excluded, are sustained by the dam. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   These eggs hatched by the warmth of the sun into little worms, feed without any need of parental care. William Derham.

   Young ladies, on whom parental controul sits heavily, give a man of intrigue room to think, that they want to be parents. Clarissa.

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1. parental

   Parental refers to anything related to being a parent or concerning parents. This includes behaviors, responsibilities, roles, rights, characteristics or attributes associated with being a mother or father, such as parental authority, parental care, or parental guidance. In biology, it can also refer to the generation of organisms that produce offspring.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parentaladjective

   of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations

2. Parentaladjective

   becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care

3. Etymology: [L. parentalis.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parental

   Relating to a parent.

   Their parental responsibilities are valued, respected and their love for their children is so clear.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 30, 2020  

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1. • Genetics

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'parental' in Adjectives Frequency: #842

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Anagrams for parental »

1. paternal

2. prenatal

How to pronounce parental?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say parental in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of parental in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of parental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of parental in a Sentence

1. Stephanie Lundquist-Arora:

   They are getting into areas that are parental rights areas, and you should be able to have conversations with your children based on your own personal values, about what you think about gender identity or any kind of identity affirmation as it pertains to your children, and they're basically what we're seeing is public school is crossing into a jurisdiction where they don't belong in.

2. Elizabeth Perrin:

   Glenn Youngkin's victory showcases the Commonwealth's desire to elect a public servant instead of a political servant, what we have seen is the importance of family values and parental rights in our education system.

3. Eric Bettinger of Stanford University:

   For years, we have known that parental presence is extraordinarily important in the very early childhood years. What we’re finding is that parents continue to be important much further along in a child’s life than we had previously thought.

4. Jennifer Williams:

   When Youngkin and DeSantis do things like this, they aren’t taking into account the discrimination that can result, if parental rights are constantly about gender identity and critical race theory, it doesn’t seem to be about education. It seems to me it’s about making sure I can shield my kid from anything other than what I want them to know.

5. James Dodington:

   As overall stress and parental substance use increased, substance use treatment centers and mental health care were disrupted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=parental
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parental
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=parental
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parental
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=parental