Parental

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations; parental affection.
	2.	Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature. - Sir T. Browne.

Adj.	1.	parental - designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced Antonyms: 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" Synonyms: maternal, paternal Antonyms: filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect"

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