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What is the adjective for parental?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb parent which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

parental
  1. of or relating to a parent
  2. befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
  3. (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “She said the problem had its roots in teenagers, some of whom might have problems at home, trying to break away from parental control.”
      “If the child is unresponsive, use more parental interaction, change teachers, change schools, put the kid in special classes, whatever.”
parentless
  1. Having no (living) parent.
  2. (computing) Having no parent in a data structure.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The disease is devastating populations in sub-Saharan Africa, leaving 12 percent of the children in the region parentless.”
      “An illegitimate child was literally parentless at law, and even the subsequent marriage of the parents could not legitimize their offspring.”
      “Unfortunately, a mysterious gust of wind blows the last egg several pages away, leaving the duckling to hatch into a parentless world.”
parently
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent; parental.
  2. Examples:
    1. “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.”
parentish
  1. Indicative, typical, characterised by, or like a parent.
parentlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
  2. Examples:
    1. “With relief, she recognizes her dog, Max, who in a parentlike role has come to guide her home.”
parented
parenting
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