parental

«parental» in Mova's school dictionary: of or about parents, or from a parent — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Parental means of or about parents, or from a parent. tree →

2) Parental care is the way animal or human parents look after their young. tree →

sense 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 →
• The tablet has parental controls. tree →
• This film is rated PG: parental guidance. tree →
• Emperor penguins show strong parental care. tree →
• Dad took parental leave when the baby was born. tree →
• Parental consent is needed to join the club. tree →
• Parental love is very strong. tree →
• Fill in the parental form. tree →
• And now, together with my parental blessing, I bequeath to you this doll. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Parental controls can ask for a PIN before films above a chosen age, such as 12 or 13+, will play.
• Parental controls are there for good reasons; talk about them rather than trying to trick them.
• Parents asked whether chatbots are safe for children, and it was reported that some companies added age checks and parental controls.
• Most consoles have parental controls that can block games above a chosen age rating.
• Consoles and game accounts have parental controls that can limit games by age and tell parents about downloads.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «parental» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.