parentally
In caregiver fashion
In a manner relating to or characteristic of a parent.
The adverb modifies actions taken in a parental role or capacity: The school acted parentally in loco parentis.
It can describe behavior that resembles parenting: She spoke parentally, reminding him to wear a coat.
Showing kind concern
- lovingFeeling deep affection
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- tenderSoft or sore
maternal · paternal · bonding · attachment · devotion · compassionate · cherishing · encouraging
Trained self-control or specialty
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- boundariesLines marking separation
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- consequencesResults of actions taken
structure · enforcement · obedience · firmness · strictness · correction · punishment · permissive
Actively protecting something
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
vigilant · custodial · overprotective · defensive · supervising · monitoring · hovering · helicopter
Guidance on decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- instructingConveying how to proceed
directing · coaching · modeling · steering · encouraging · supporting · wisdom · values
Genetic trait transmission
- genesUnits of heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- inheritedReceived from forebears
ancestry · lineage · biological · chromosomes · predisposition · resemblance · familial · bloodline
caring
Showing kind concern
- lovingFeeling deep affection
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
tender · maternal · paternal · bonding · attachment · devotion · compassionate · cherishing · encouraging · comforting
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- boundariesLines marking separation
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
consequences · structure · enforcement · obedience · firmness · strictness · correction · punishment · permissive · authoritarian
guarding
Actively protecting something
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- shieldingProtecting from harm
watchful · vigilant · custodial · overprotective · defensive · supervising · monitoring · hovering · helicopter · cautious
advice
Guidance on decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- teachingProfession of instructing others
instructing · directing · coaching · modeling · steering · encouraging · supporting · wisdom · values · morals
heredity
Genetic trait transmission
inherited · ancestry · lineage · biological · chromosomes · predisposition · resemblance · familial · bloodline · genealogy
parentallyindifferently
Without preference or concern
coldly · impersonally · neglectfully · detachedly · distantly
- parental controlsSettings limiting child access
- parental guidanceAdvisory for young viewers
- parental unitsSlang for parents
- parental supervisionGuardians monitoring their children
- parental consentCaregiver's formal authorization
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns