parental

Etymology

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

Adjective

parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)

1. of or relating to a parent
2. befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
3. (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
   • 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.

     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

parental (plural parentals)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• paternal, prenatal

Etymology

parent +‎ -al

Adjective

parental (feminine singular parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)

1. parental

Further reading

• “parental” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• plantera

Adjective

parental m, f (plural parentais, comparable)

1. parental (relating to parents)
2. relating to relatives

Adjective

parental (plural parentales)

1. parental