parental
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parental
- /pəˈɹɛn.təl/ Canada, US, UK
- /pəˈɹen.təl/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
adjective more parental · most parental
- 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, [...]
Opposite: filial
noun 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: paternal, maternal, fatherhood, paternity, paternalistic, parenthood, fatherly, kin, folks, motherhood, family, patriarchal, upbringing, childcare, elderly, biparental
adjective
Opposite: filial
Translations
Talk about this word "parental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parental. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parental. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parental "parental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parental.Cite this
@misc{parental_2026,
title = {parental},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parental},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
