parental
English
Etymology
From Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#PARENTAL parentalCategory:English undefined derivations#PARENTAL, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#PARENTAL parentālis, from parens (“parent”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /pəˈɹɛn.təl/Category:English 3-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#PARENTAL
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /pəˈɹen.təl/Category:English 3-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#PARENTAL
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈparəɳʈəl/, /ˈpe-/; /pəˈrɛɳʈəl/Category:English 3-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:English 3-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#PARENTAL
Adjective
parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)Category:English lemmas#PARENTALCategory:English adjectives#PARENTALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PARENTALCategory:Pages with entries#PARENTALCategory:Pages with 5 entries#PARENTAL
- Of or relating to a parent.
- Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
- (geneticsCategory:en:Genetics#PARENTAL) Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.
- 1916, William E. Castle, Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, page 101:
- 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, [...]Category:English terms with quotations#PARENTAL
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- alloparental
- bioparental
- biparental
- coparental
- diparental
- extraparental
- filioparental
- godparental
- grandparental
- heteroparental
- interparental
- monoparental
- multiparental
- nonparental
- parental alienation
- parental alienation syndrome
- parental control
- parental duty
- parental figure
- parental home
- parentalism
- parentality
- parental leave
- parental love
- parentally
- parental rights
- parental unit
- preparental
- quasiparental
- stepparental
- tetraparental
- triparental
- uniparental
- unparental
Translations
See also
Noun
parental (plural parentals)Category:English lemmas#PARENTALCategory:English nouns#PARENTALCategory:English countable nouns#PARENTALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PARENTALCategory:Pages with entries#PARENTALCategory:Pages with 5 entries#PARENTAL
- A person fulfilling a parental role.
- 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#PARENTAL
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From parent + -alCategory:French terms suffixed with -al#PARENTAL.
Pronunciation
Adjective
parental (feminine parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)Category:French lemmas#PARENTALCategory:French adjectives#PARENTALCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#PARENTALCategory:Pages with entries#PARENTALCategory:Pages with 5 entries#PARENTAL
Derived terms
Further reading
- “parental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#PARENTAL parentālisCategory:Portuguese undefined derivations#PARENTAL.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾẽˈtaw/ [pa.ɾẽˈtaʊ̯]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#PARENTAL
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾẽˈtal/ [pɐ.ɾẽˈtaɫ]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#PARENTAL
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾẽˈta.li/Category:Portuguese 4-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#PARENTAL
Adjective
parental m or f (plural parentais, not comparable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#PARENTALCategory:Portuguese adjectives#PARENTALCategory:Portuguese epicene adjectives#PARENTALCategory:Portuguese uncomparable adjectives#PARENTALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#PARENTALCategory:Pages with entries#PARENTALCategory:Pages with 5 entries#PARENTAL
- (relationalCategory:Portuguese relational adjectives#PARENTAL) parent; parental
- (relationalCategory:Portuguese relational adjectives#PARENTAL) relative (relating to familial relations)
Related terms
Further reading
- “parental”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “parental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#PARENTALCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#PARENTAL parental.
Adjective
parental m or n (feminine singular parentală, masculine plural parentali, feminine/neuter plural parentale)Category:Romanian lemmas#PARENTALCategory:Romanian adjectives#PARENTALCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#PARENTALCategory:Pages with entries#PARENTALCategory:Pages with 5 entries#PARENTAL
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative | indefinite | parental | parentală | parentali | parentale | ||
| definite | parentalul | parentala | parentalii | parentalele | |||
| genitive- dative | indefinite | parental | parentale | parentali | parentale | ||
| definite | parentalului | parentalei | parentalilor | parentalelor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#PARENTAL parentālisCategory:Spanish undefined derivations#PARENTAL.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾenˈtal/ [pa.ɾẽn̪ˈt̪al]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#PARENTALCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#PARENTAL
- Rhymes: -alCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al#PARENTALCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al/3 syllables#PARENTAL
- Syllabification: pa‧ren‧tal
Adjective
parental m or f (masculine and feminine plural parentales)Category:Spanish lemmas#PARENTALCategory:Spanish adjectives#PARENTALCategory:Spanish epicene adjectives#PARENTALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#PARENTALCategory:Pages with entries#PARENTALCategory:Pages with 5 entries#PARENTAL
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “parental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025