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Definition of parental adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parental

adjective
 
 
/pəˈrentl/
 
/pəˈrentl/
[usually before noun]
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  1. connected with a parent or parents
    • parental responsibility/rights
    • parental choice in education
    • the parental home
    Topics Life stagesc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryParental is used with these nouns:
    • approval
    • attitude
    • authority
    • …
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