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Vinony

parental

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɛn.təl/ / /pəˈɹen.təl/

adj

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

  1. Of or relating to a parent.
  2. Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
  3. 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, [...]”

noun

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

  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.”