parental

Speech parts

1. parental - Noun

2. parental - Adjective

Meaning

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

maternal paternal guardian brazil Belarus nativity parenthood family kind warm Austria devoted parent protective Romania
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Antonyms

filial maternal paternal naive childish infantile
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Phrases with the word

parental home parental control requiring parental care parental lineage determination parental appellation parental name

Anagrams

parlante paternal prenatal

Examples

parental guidance Source: Internet

A 2008 study published on the genetic background of Druze communities in Israel showed highly heterogeneous parental origins. Source: Internet

A composition from which they could reasonably be produced by fractional crystallization is termed a parental melt. Source: Internet

According to a source, Pujarani attempted self-immolation at her parental residence in New Market Colony in wee hours of Saturday. Source: Internet

Although he considered bisexuality inherent in all people, and said that most have phases of homosexual attraction or experimentation, exclusive same-sex attraction he attributed to stunted development resulting from trauma or parental conflicts. Source: Internet

Almost everything that goes wrong which is to say, almost everything that can arises from a failure of parental or filial duty, despite the best intentions." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

parentage parentage analysis parentage verification Parental Accompaniment parental alienation parental alienation syndrome