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pa·ren·tal  (p-rntl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent.
2. Genetics Of or designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced.

pa·rental·ly adv.

parental [pəˈrɛntəl]
adj
1. of or relating to a parent or parenthood
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics designating the first generation in a line, which gives rise to all succeeding (filial) generations
parentally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.parental - designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
filial - designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
2.parental - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect"
Translations
parental [pəˈrentl]
A. ADJ [care etc] → de los padres
B. CPD parental authority Npatria potestad f
parental guidance Nlos consejos de los padres
parental [pəˈrɛntəl] adj [control, responsibility, love, consent] → parental(e)
parental leave ncongé m parental
parent body n [organization] → institution f mère
parent company nmaison f mère
parent group n [company] → société f mère
parental
adj care, guidance etcelterlich attr; parental choiceWahlfreiheit fder Eltern, elterliche Wahl; the parental homedas Elternhaus; parental leaveElternzeit f
parental [pəˈrɛntl] adjdei genitori (Bio) → parentale
parental [pəˈrɛntl] adjdei genitori (Bio) → parentale


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"My perfected friend," he said, "my parental instinct recognises in you a noble evidence and illustration of the theory of development.
Issuing thence to the west and south, as a youth leaves the shelter of his parental house, this spirit found the way to the Indies, discovered the coasts of a new continent, and traversed at last the immensity of the great Pacific, rich in groups of islands remote and mysterious like the constellations of the sky.
After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfeit the good opinion they had gained in the World, in so doing, by accepting any proposals of reconciliation that might be offered them by their Fathers--to this farther tryal of their noble independance however they never were exposed.
 
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