Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent.
- adjective Genetics Of or designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents
- adjective Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or relating to a
parent - adjective genetics of the
generation oforganisms that produce ahybrid - noun A person fulfilling a parental role.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
- adjective relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
Etymologies
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Examples
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What we term parental affection is, I believe, in part an outgrowth of this feeling of responsibility.
Craftsmanship in Teaching William Chandler Bagley 1910
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I believe in parental choice and age appropriate information which informs honestly about consequences.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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Many of these young folks seem to lack in parental guidance and are looking to those of us on the F&S site for advice.
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Is her ex-husband trying to scare her into taking action that would help him regain parental rights?
Scott Mendelson: Just in Time for Halloween: 10 of the Scariest Horror Films of the Last 20 Years. Scott Mendelson 2010
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Many of these young folks seem to lack in parental guidance and are looking to those of us on the F&S site for advice.
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"Parents have been sold a bill of goods that is highly destructive, because it overemphasises infant and toddler nurturing to the detriment of long-term parental and educational responsibilities."
Why parents shouldn't feel guilty if they can't devote time to their toddlers 2011
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Is her ex-husband trying to scare her into taking action that would help him regain parental rights?
Scott Mendelson: Just in Time for Halloween: 10 of the Scariest Horror Films of the Last 20 Years. Scott Mendelson 2010
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There are built-in parental controls that let you restrict Internet access to certain times of the day, as well as block access to age-inappropriate websites.
Cisco revels in simplicity with Flip SlideHD and Valet router 2010
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Is her ex-husband trying to scare her into taking action that would help him regain parental rights?
Scott Mendelson: Just in Time for Halloween: 10 of the Scariest Horror Films of the Last 20 Years. Scott Mendelson 2010
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In the future, the memo states, the state will have to obtain parental consent or a court order first, “unless life or limb is in immediate jeopardy or sexual abuse is about to occur.”
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