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parentlike

parentlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a parent.

Adjective

parentlike (comparative more parentlike, superlative most parentlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
    • With relief, she recognizes her dog, Max, who in a parentlike role has come to guide her home.2008 February 17, Jessica Bruder, “Up All Night”, in New York Times

Forms of parentlike

comparativemore parentlike
superlativemost parentlike

Origin of parentlike

From parent + -like.

Questions about parentlike

What does parentlike mean?
Parentlike means resembling or characteristic of a parent.
What part of speech is parentlike?
Parentlike is an adjective.

Words near parentlike in the dictionary

  1. parentizing
  2. parentland
  3. parentlands
  4. parentless
  5. parentlessness
  6. parentlike
  7. parentlock
  8. parently
  9. parentness
  10. parents
  11. parents' evening

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