Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Parental

Parental , adjective

[Latin 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 care.
The careful course and parental provision of nature. — Sir T. Browne