Synonyms of parental

parental

adjective

as in protective

Related Words

• protective
• supportive
• nurturing
• maternal
• caring
• motherly
• giving
• paternal
• fatherly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parental

She was also endorsed by Moms for Liberty, a parental rights advocacy group, and the California Rifle and Pistol Association, a nonprofit that defends gun rights. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The settlement also outlines more robust and user-friendly parental controls, stronger age verification measures TikTok must take, and stronger content moderation protocols. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Common ACEs include things like abuse, witnessing or experiencing violence, growing up in a household with substance use or mental health problems, or experiencing instability due to parental separation or a family member being in prison. — Crystal Cederna, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

As parental demand grows and school restrictions harden, expect more devices sitting between a flip phone and a full smartphone, offering messaging, maps or limited apps under parental control, plus kids’ smartwatches for younger ages. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Shaw has made parental rights and protections for female athletes central parts of her political platform. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

There’s a level of parental scrutiny and oversight that mostly didn’t exist in the early 2000s (not to mention any time before then). — Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026

These reported failings include understaffing, undertrained employees, and failure to listen to parental concerns, the BBC reported at the time. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

McKenna West, the surrogate who gave birth to the baby, had asked the court to suspend a California ruling that gave parental authority of the newborn boy solely to his genetic parents. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026