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parental

adj
/pəˈɹɛn.təl/CA/pəˈɹen.təl/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from parentālis

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a parent.

  2. Befitting a parent

    Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.

  3. Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.

    • 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, [...]
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. 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.

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Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at parental. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at parental. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at parental

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA