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Webster 1913 Edition
Parental
Pa-ren′tal
,Adj.
[L.
parentalis
.] 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
careThe careful course and
parental
provision of nature. Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Parental
PARENT'AL
,Adj.
1.
Becoming parents; tender; affectionate; as parental care of solicitude.