Word: parental
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pa
ren
tal
Definition: of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
Morphemes:
Affix: parent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parentem
Language: la
Decoded: parentem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: founder, father
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.