different between prenatal vs parental

English

Etymology

pre- +? natal

Adjective

prenatal (not comparable)

1. Being or happening before birth.

Synonyms

• antenatal

Related terms

• natal
• perinatal
• postnatal

Translations

Noun

prenatal (plural prenatals)

1. A person who is expecting to give birth.
2. A dietary supplement to be taken by somebody expecting to give birth.

   She was recommended a course of zinc prenatals.

Anagrams

• parental, paternal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From pre- +? natal.

Adjective

prenatal (masculine and feminine prenatal, neuter prenatalt, definite singular and plural prenatale, comparative prenatalare, indefinite superlative prenatalast, definite superlative prenatalaste)

1. prenatal

References

• “prenatal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French prénatal

Adjective

prenatal m or n (feminine singular prenatal?, masculine plural prenatali, feminine and neuter plural prenatale)

1. prenatal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

prenatal (plural prenatales)

1. prenatal

   Synonym: antenatal

Related terms

English

Etymology

From Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from parens (“parent”)

Adjective

parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)

1. of or relating to a parent
2. befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
3. (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
   • 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.

     This, following Bateson, we may call the parental generation or P generation. Subsequent generations are called filial generations (abbreviated F) and their numerical order is indicated by a subscript, [...]

Antonyms

• (relating to a parent): filial
• (genetics): filial

Hypernyms

• monoparental

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• paternal
• maternal

Noun

parental (plural parentals)

1. A person fulfilling a parental role.

   Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.

Anagrams

• paternal, prenatal

French

Etymology

parent +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.???.tal/

Adjective

parental (feminine singular parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)

1. parental

Derived terms

• monoparental

Further reading

• “parental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• plantera

Portuguese

Adjective

parental m or f (plural parentais, comparable)

1. parental (relating to parents)
2. relating to relatives

Related terms

• parente

Romanian

Etymology

From French parental

Adjective

parental m or n (feminine singular parental?, masculine plural parentali, feminine and neuter plural parentale)

1. parental

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

parental (plural parentales)

1. parental