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| usage_adjective = yes
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| synonyms = parensian, paternian, maternian
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This is a [[headmate]] [[Roles|role]] where said headmate’s job or abilities align with acting as a parent to another headmate or to someone outside the system. This role encompasses acting as a [[caretaker]] and a [[protector]] much as a good outerworld parent would be.
 
A '''parental figure''' is a [[headmate]] whose [[role]] is to be a parent to another headmate or to someone [[outsider|outside]] the system. This can encompass acting as a [[caretaker]] or [[protector]] to the other person, or being their [[sysparent]] in case of internal relationships.
 
==Related Terms==
A parental figure may be considered an [[allegorican]] or [[conceptive]] if their role as a parent is central to them.
 
[[Sysparent]], [[syssibling]], [[sibling figure]], and [[eresian]] similarly describe familial relationships between headmates.  
 
== History ==
== History ==
The term was first introduced by the Post Apocalyptic Pack
The term was first introduced by the Post Apocalyptic Pack


== Related Terms ==
Some related terms are [[Protector|protector]], [[Caretaker|caretaker]], and [[Sysparent|sysparent]]
[[Category:System Roles]]
[[Category:System Roles]]
[[Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Relationships]]

Latest revision as of 23:55, 19 January 2024

parental figure ( n., adj.)
Synonymsparensian, paternian, maternian
Applies toheadmates
CoinerPost Apocalyptic Pack

A parental figure is a headmate whose role is to be a parent to another headmate or to someone outside the system. This can encompass acting as a caretaker or protector to the other person, or being their sysparent in case of internal relationships.

Related Terms[edit | edit source]

A parental figure may be considered an allegorican or conceptive if their role as a parent is central to them.

Sysparent, syssibling, sibling figure, and eresian similarly describe familial relationships between headmates.

History[edit | edit source]

The term was first introduced by the Post Apocalyptic Pack