Parental

Parental
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • parental — parental, ale, aux [ parɑ̃tal, o ] adj. • 1536, repris 1913; de parent ♦ Didact. Des parents. Autorité parentale. Retrait d autorité parentale : mesure judiciaire retirant aux parents indignes la garde de leurs enfants. Congé parental : congé de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • parental — PARENTÁL, Ă, parentali, e, adj. (Rar) Care se referă la părinţi; ereditar. – Din fr. parental. Trimis de valeriu, 03.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  parentál s. m., pl. parentáli Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  parentál adj …   Dicționar Român

  • Parental — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En biología y particularmente en genética, se denomina parental al o a los progenitores de una progenie, esto es, al individuo o individuos cuya reproducción, ya sexual, ya asexual, provoca la transmisión de una… …   Wikipedia Español

  • parental — index paternal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • parental — (adj.) 1620s, from L. parentalis, from parens (see PARENT (Cf. parent) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • parental — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo a pai e mãe. 2. Relativo a parente. • parentais s. f. pl. 3. Festas anuais em honra dos mortos, na Roma antiga.   ‣ Etimologia: latim parentalis, dos pais …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • parental — [adj] having the quality or nature of a parent affectionate, benevolent, benign, caring, comforting, devoted, fatherly, fond, forbearing, gentle, indulgent, kind, loving, maternal, matriarchal, motherly, paternal, patriarchal, protective,… …   New thesaurus

  • parental — (Del lat. parentālis). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a los padres o a los parientes. 2. Biol. Que se refiere a uno o a ambos progenitores. U. t. c. s.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • parental — [pə rent′ l] adj. [L parentalis] 1. of or characteristic of a parent or parents 2. constituting the source or origin of something 3. Biol. designating or of the generation in which fertilization produces hybrids parentally adv …   English World dictionary

  • parental — 1. adjective a) of, or related to a parent b) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid See Also: parental control, parental duty, parental home, parental leave 2 …   Wiktionary

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