"parental unit" meaning in All languages combined

See parental unit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: parental units [plural]
Etymology: In the informal sense, from the "Coneheads" American comedy sketch. Head templates: {{en-noun}} parental unit (plural parental units)
  1. The parent or parents present in a family, considered as a unit.
    Sense id: en-parental_unit-en-noun-~PFn73MS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. (informal, often derogatory) A parent. Tags: derogatory, informal, often
    Sense id: en-parental_unit-en-noun-bJn0gWov

Inflected forms

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