Parental is used to describe something that relates to parents in general, or to one or both of the parents of a particular child.
Medical treatment was sometimes given to children without parental consent.
Parental attitudes vary widely.
...the removal of children from the parental home.
parental in British English
(pəˈrɛntəl)
adjective
1.
of or relating to a parent or parenthood
2. genetics
designating the first generation in a line, which gives rise to all succeeding (filial) generations
Derived forms
parentally (paˈrentally)
adverb
parental in American English
(pəˈrɛntəl)
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of a parent or parents
2.
constituting the source or origin of something
3. Biology
designating or of the generation in which fertilization produces hybrids
Derived forms
parentally (paˈrentally)
adverb
Word origin
L parentalis
Examples of 'parental' in a sentence
parental
Some of us have access to decent parental leave.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If this fails, you could apply for contact and parental responsibility.
The Sun (2016)
They bring freedom from parental control and the opportunity to explore the world.
Crowley, Vivianne Phoenix From the Flame (1994)
That does not necessarily give him any parental rights.
The Sun (2016)
New cannot say with his results why informed consent and parental involvement laws are effective.
Christianity Today (2000)
The annual recrimination about parental choice teaches us that there are still not enough good schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Parental control and responsibility are the main weapons in making our streets safe.
The Sun (2008)
All the providers offer free parental controls.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Suddenly her rights in the parental home disappeared.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Parental choice cannot work unless parents know what is going on.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was acquitted by a lower court because the operation had parental consent.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It provided for a new degree of parental choice in the selection of schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Beers was charged with trying to sell parental rights.
The Sun (2011)
It is no good talking about parental choice without more schools for parents to choose between.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He was put into care when he was deemed by the police to be out of parental control.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Others said that unless their companies offered some sort of financial package during parental leave they could not afford it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can also set up alerts to notify them when your location changes and you can control content with parental restrictions.
The Sun (2016)
Any flaws in these parental controls?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We shouldn't be taking away parental responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Parental responsibility belongs to parents, not their offspring.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was ill thought out in terms of timeframe, and transfers yet more parental responsibility on to schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What is shared parental leave?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
parental
British English: parental ADJECTIVE
Parental is used to describe something that relates to parents in general, or to one or both of the parents of a particular child.
Medical treatment was sometimes given to children without parental consent.
American English: parental
Brazilian Portuguese: dos pais
Chinese: 父母的
European Spanish: paternal/maternal
French: parental
German: elterlich
Italian: dei genitori
Japanese: 親の
Korean: 부모의
European Portuguese: dos pais
Latin American Spanish: paternal/maternal
All related terms of 'parental'
parental leave
Parental leave is time away from work, usually without pay, that parents are allowed in order to look after their children.
parental consent
If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
parental guidance
Guidance is help and advice .
parental expectations
A person's expectations are strong beliefs which they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen .
parental involvement
Your involvement in something is the fact that you are taking part in it.
parental responsibility
If you have responsibility for something or someone, or if they are your responsibility , it is your job or duty to deal with them and to take decisions relating to them.