Parental

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent.
  • adj. Genetics Of or designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. of or relating to a parent
  • adj. of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
  • n. A person fulfilling a parental role.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents
  • adj. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to parents; proper to or characteristic of a parent: as, parental love; parental government; parental duties.
  • Synonyms Paternal, Maternal, etc. See fatherly, motherly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
  • adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
  • Cross Reference
    paternal    maternal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tender    affectionate    devoted    fatherly    maternal   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    paternal    filial    fatherly    mutual    conjugal    utmost    undue    especial    affectionate    inward