parental

parental is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations.
2. adjective. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care.
3. adjective. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

   "parental guidance"

   Synonyms: maternal, paternal

4. adjective. designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

Synonyms

maternal, paternal

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in parental:

parlante, paternal, prenatal

Common word forms

parentally, parentality

Words from these letters

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