How do you pronounce parental?

The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹɛn.təl/.

parental

/pəˈɹɛn.təl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: parental
IPA: /pəˈɹɛn.təl/

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Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a parent.

adj

Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender.

adj

Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid.

noun

A person fulfilling a parental role.

Example Sentences

"This, following Bateson, we may call the parental generation or P generation. Subsequent generations are called filial generations (abbreviated F) and their numerical order is indicated by a subscript, [...]"
"Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: parentālis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈɹɛn.təl/
British English: /pəˈɹɛn.təl/

Inflected Forms

more parental (comparative) most parental (superlative) parentals (plural)

Derived Forms

alloparental bioparental biparental coparental diparental extraparental filioparental godparental grandparental heteroparental interparental monoparental

Phrases

parental alienation parental alienation syndrome parental control parental duty parental figure parental home parental leave parental love

Frequently Paired Words

paternal maternal

Synonyms

maternal paternal

Antonyms

filial

Rhymes With

mental environmental fundamental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental developmental