parental

Adjective
Synonyms: maternalpaternal

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
  2. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent“parental guidance”Synonyms: maternalpaternal
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Parental \Pa*ren"tal\, a. [L. parentalis.]

1.Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations; parental affection. [1913 Webster]

2.Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. [1913 Webster]

The careful course and parental provision of nature.— Sir T. Browne.[1913 Webster]
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