Definitions
relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
Word origin
From Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Mom-or-dad related”8 letters
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