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Parental [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Pertaining to parents; as parental government.

2. Becoming parents; tender; affectionate; as parental care of solicitude.

Parental [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations.

2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care.

Parentally [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a parental manner.