"parentish" meaning in English

See parentish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more parentish [comparative], most parentish [superlative]
Etymology: From parent + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parent|ish}} parent + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} parentish (comparative more parentish, superlative most parentish)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a parent. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-parentish-en-adj-ya2ovEr3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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