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pa·ren·tal
(pə-rĕn′tl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent.
2. Genetics Of or designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced.
pa·ren′tal·ly adv.
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parental
(pəˈrɛntəl)adj
1. of or relating to a parent or parenthood
2. (Genetics) genetics designating the first generation in a line, which gives rise to all succeeding (filial) generations
paˈrentally adv
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pa•ren•tal
(pəˈrɛn tl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to a parent.
2. proper to or characteristic of a parent.
3. Genetics. pertaining to the sequence of generations preceding the filial generation, each generation being designated by a P followed by a subscript number indicating its place in the sequence.
[1615–25; < Latin]
pa•ren′tal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | parental - designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms filial - designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation |
2. | parental - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" |
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Translations
نِسبَة إلى الوالِدَين
rodičovský
forældre-
szülõi
foreldra-
rodičovský
anne/babayla ilgili
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parental
[pəˈrɛntəl] adj [control, responsibility, love, consent] → parental(e)parental leave n → congé m parentalparent body n [organization] → institution f mèreparent company n → maison f mèreparent group n [company] → société f mèreCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
parental
adj care, guidance etc → elterlich attr; parental choice → Wahlfreiheit f → der Eltern, elterliche Wahl; the parental home → das Elternhaus; parental leave → Elternzeit f
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parent
(ˈpeərənt) noun1. one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth.
2. a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption.
ˈparentage (-tidʒ) noun family or ancestry. a man of unknown parentage.
parental (pəˈrentl) adjectiveparental responsibility.
ˈparenthood noun the state of being a parent.
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parental
adj parentalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.