parental generation

noun

: a generation that supplies the parents of a subsequent generation

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“Parental generation.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/parental%20generation. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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