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Adjective: parental  pu'ren-t(u)l
  1. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
    "parental guidance";
    - maternal, paternal
     
  2. (genetics) designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
    "The parental generation of pea plants had pure-breeding traits"

Antonym: filial

Encyclopedia: Parental