parental

Example Sentences

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Under UK law, the surrogate is legally responsible for the child until a parental order is made, which transfers legal responsibility from them to the intended parents.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Roughly two dozen more have some kind of regulations regarding minors and indoor tanning, such as requiring parental permission or barring only younger children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

By “they,” of course I mean the very modern parental pronoun for “me.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

His writings suggest he may have anticipated ideas now associated with epigenetics, considering how diet, blood, and parental behavior might influence offspring.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

“This is exactly why I didn’t want you hanging out with those rapper guys,” he said, because he needed to close with something sufficiently parental for it to count as a proper talking-to.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs