Fraternal vs Parental - What's the difference?
fraternal | parental |
Of brothers (fraternal twins ).
Related through a brother (fraternal nephew ).
In need of a brother or sister or friend.
Like brothers (fraternal cousins ).
Brotherly, befitting or of a brother or brothers.
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Friendly or brotherly (e.g. fraternal relations between socialist parties in different countries).
Being or of a society of men linked in brotherly union ( ).
Platonic (as fraternal love - brotherly love).
of or relating to a parent
(genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
A person fulfilling a parental role.
As adjectives the difference between fraternal and parental
is that fraternal is of brothers (fraternal twins ) while parental is of or relating to a parent.As a noun parental is
a person fulfilling a parental role.fraternal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ "Phil! You! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
Synonyms
* brotherlyAntonyms
* sororal * paternal, maternalparental
English
Adjective
(en adjective)See also
* paternal * maternalNoun
(en noun)- 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.