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# 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 →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x1)
- The tablet has parental controls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x2)
- This film is rated PG: parental guidance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x3)
- Emperor penguins show strong parental care. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x4)
- Dad took parental leave when the baby was born. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x5)
- Parental consent is needed to join the club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x6)
- Parental love is very strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/#x7)
- Fill in the parental form. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Parental controls can ask for a PIN before films above a chosen age, such as 12 or 13+, will play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/15/)
- [Parental controls are there for good reasons; talk about them rather than trying to trick them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/13-strangers-hooks-and-too-perfect-messages/18/)
- [Parents asked whether chatbots are safe for children, and it was reported that some companies added age checks and parental controls.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/5/)
- [Most consoles have parental controls that can block games above a chosen age rating.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/32/)
- [Consoles and game accounts have parental controls that can limit games by age and tell parents about downloads.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/404-parents-rules-for-big-games/29/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «parental» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parental/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.