parentally

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adverb

In a parental manner, like a parent.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English parental →
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Meanings

adverbparentally (comparative more parentally, superlative most parentally)

comparative more parentally · superlative most parentally

  1. In a parental manner, like a parent.

Origin

  1. Englishparental
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishparentally

From parental + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prenatallypaternally
Cite this entry
APA

parentally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentally

MLA

“parentally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parentally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentally.

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