parental

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to a parent.
2. Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
3. Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.

Noun

A person fulfilling a parental role.

Synonyms

paternal

maternal

parents’

motherly

fatherly

patriarchal

uterine

Translations

parental

elterlich

ouderlijk

parental

paternal

parental

parentale

dei genitori

parental

Eltern

والدي

genitoriale

maternel

γονικός

Etymology

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