Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent; parental.

The condition, state, or quality of a parent.

plural of parenting

The love of parents towards their children. / (by extension) Love which is similar to parental love.

A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.

(chemistry) The simplest member of a class of compounds, from which the others are formally obtained by substituting radicals for hydrogen atoms.

(botany) The plant that contributes male reproductive material, the pollen.

A child's natural parent, either the male who supplied the sperm or the female who supplied the egg which interacted for the child's conception.

(slang) A person who spends money for the benefit of a younger person, typically in exchange for companionship and/or sexual favors.

plural of parent company