English Dictionary
parental
adj 1: (genetics) designating the generation of organisms from
which hybrid offspring are produced [ant: {filial}]
2: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
"parental guidance" [syn: {maternal}, {paternal}] [ant: {filial}]
English Computing Dictionary
parent
(Or "mother", "precedessor") In a {tree},
a node which points to at least one {daughter} node.
(1998-11-14)