parental

IPA: pɝˈɛntʌɫ

noun

  • A person fulfilling a parental role.

adjective

  • Of or relating to a parent.
  • Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.
  • (genetics) Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.
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Examples of "parental" in Sentences

  • Is her ex-husband trying to scare her into taking action that would help him regain parental rights?
  • What we term parental affection is, I believe, in part an outgrowth of this feeling of responsibility.
  • I believe in parental choice and age appropriate information which informs honestly about consequences.
  • Many of these young folks seem to lack in parental guidance and are looking to those of us on the F&S site for advice.
  • There are built-in parental controls that let you restrict Internet access to certain times of the day, as well as block access to age-inappropriate websites.
  • In the future, the memo states, the state will have to obtain parental consent or a court order first, “unless life or limb is in immediate jeopardy or sexual abuse is about to occur.”
  • "Parents have been sold a bill of goods that is highly destructive, because it overemphasises infant and toddler nurturing to the detriment of long-term parental and educational responsibilities."

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