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parental
pa·ren·tal [ pə rént'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of parents: relating to, belonging to, or provided by parents
2. original: describes the original generation of individuals from which all subsequent generations have been bred

pa·ren·tal·ly adverb
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