parental

B1 Topic:Family & Relationships

US /pəˈɹen.təl/ UK /pəˈɹɛn.təl/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #14134

Meanings

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adj
Relating to or typical of a parent.

Many films carry a warning that parental guidance is advised.

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1 adj · relating to or typical of a... maternal paternal

Opposites

filial

Word family

Forms parentally

Derived forms alloparentalbioparentalbiparentalcoparentaldiparentalextraparentalfilioparentalgodparentalgrandparentalheteroparentalinterparentalmonoparental

Related forms maternal paternal

Etymology

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

parentālis Latin

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Family & Relationships

# parental

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** pəˈɹen.təl
**IPA (UK):** pəˈɹɛn.təl
**Frequency rank:** 14134

## Meanings
1. Relating to or typical of a parent.

## Examples
- Many films carry a warning that parental guidance is advised.

## Antonyms
- filial

## Derived Forms
- alloparental
- bioparental
- biparental
- coparental
- diparental
- extraparental
- filioparental
- godparental
- grandparental
- heteroparental
- interparental
- monoparental

## Related Forms
- maternal
- paternal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: parentālis

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

## AI Etymology
Parental comes from Middle French parental, from Latin parentālis, from parens (“parent”). Modern senses include relating to or typical of a parent. The wider word family includes derivatives such as alloparental, bioparental, biparental, coparental, diparental, and extraparental and related forms such as maternal and paternal.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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