'Parental' definitions:
Definition of 'parental'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Parental'
From: GCIDE
- Parental \Pa*ren"tal\, a. [L. parentalis.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations; parental affection. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. [1913 Webster]
- The careful course and parental provision of nature. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'parental'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adoring,
- affectionate,
- ancestorial,
- ancestral,
- conjugal,
- covering,
- custodial,
- defensive,
- demonstrative,
- devoted,
- faithful,
- fatherlike,
- fatherly,
- filial,
- fond,
- fostering,
- grandfatherly,
- grandmotherly,
- grandparental,
- guardian,
- guarding,
- husbandly,
- immunizing,
- languishing,
- lovelorn,
- lovesick,
- lovesome,
- loving,
- maternal,
- melting,
- mother,
- motherlike,
- motherly,
- parent,
- paternal,
- patriarchal,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protecting,
- protective,
- romantic,
- safeguarding,
- screening,
- sentimental,
- sheltering,
- shielding,
- soft,
- tender,
- tutelary,
- uxorious,
- vigilant,
- watchful,
- wifely