parently
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent; parental.
Example Sentences
- "A great benefit of breaking down sexism would be creation of a more "parently" society by recognizing and validating the traditional nurturing strengths of women, […]"
- "They feel they are caught up in all these parently duties. All their waking hours are taken up in housekeeping, caring for the daughter, son-in-law and the grandchild."
Etymology
From parent + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more parently (comparative)
most parently (superlative)