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# parental

adjective

«parental» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Parental means of or about parents, or from a parent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#m1)
2. Parental care is the way animal or human parents look after their young. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: parental permission (a slip a parent signs), parental controls (settings on devices that limit what children can see). In science: parental care in animals and features passed from parents. Phrases: «parental consent», «parental guidance (PG)», «parental leave».

### Examples

- You need parental permission for the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x1)
- The tablet has parental controls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x2)
- This film is rated PG: parental guidance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x3)
- Emperor penguins show strong parental care. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x4)
- Dad took parental leave when the baby was born. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x5)
- Parental consent is needed to join the club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x6)
- Parental love is very strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x7)
- Fill in the parental form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x8)
- And now, together with my parental blessing, I bequeath to you this doll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x9)

### Note

Stress: pa-REN-tal (different from PAR-ent). Adjective only; noun is «parent». PG = parental guidance.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «parental» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parental» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parental.html) on Mova free.