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English Dictionary: Parental	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parental adj designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced Antonym(s): filial relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" Synonym(s): parental, maternal, paternal Antonym(s): filial
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parental \Paren"tal\, a. [L. parentalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental* authority; parental obligations. 2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature. --Sir T. Browne.