parental

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent.

Of or designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced.

Of or pertaining to parents; proper to or characteristic of a parent: as, parental love; parental government; parental duties.

Synonyms Paternal, Maternal, etc. See fatherly, motherly.

Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents

Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted.

of or relating to a parent

of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

A person fulfilling a parental role.

designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced