What does parental mean?
Parental means Of or relating to a parent..
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/pəˈɹɛn.təl/ · adjective
Of or relating to a parent..
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, [...]
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.
Use parental when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parental means Of or relating to a parent..
Common synonyms include maternal, paternal.
Possible antonyms include filial.
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, [...]
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