parentlike

As adjectives the difference between parentlike and patentlike

is that parentlike is resembling or characteristic of a parent while patentlike is having some characteristics of a patent.

As a noun parent

is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.

As an adjective parentlike is

resembling or characteristic of a parent.