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Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations.
  2. a. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care.
  3. adj. designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
  4. adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
  5. 1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations. 2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature. Sir T. Browne.
  6. j:100 a. designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced a. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent