Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unparental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-parental
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not parental; not befitting a parent.

Etymology

From un- + parental.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unparental (comparative) most unparental (superlative)

Questions

What does unparental mean?
Not parental; not befitting a parent.
Where does unparental come from?
From un- + parental.

How to pronounce unparental

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