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parental

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "parental" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
8 characters
English (US)
1syllable

parental

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, parental is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofparental

1noun
  • A person fulfilling a parental role.

    Example: "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."

1adjective
  • Of or relating to a parent
  • Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
  • Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
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