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comparative more parental, superlative most parental
Of or relating to a parent. examples
Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender. examples
(genetics) Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid. quotations examples
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, [...]
1916, William E. Castle, Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, page 101
plural parentals
A person fulfilling a parental role. examples