parentish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a parent.

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Meanings

adjectiveparentish (comparative more parentish, superlative most parentish)

comparative more parentish · superlative most parentish

  1. informalResembling or characteristic of a parent.

    It just shows how you were too young to be making parentish decisions.”

    2013, Adele Griffin, Split Just Right
    1 more example

    Doesn't help much, does it?” He grinned. “Well, it's a pretty parentish thing to say.”

    2013, Steven Parlato, The Namesake

Origin

From parent + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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