Like parents, relative to their kids (5)

I believe the answer is:

older

(Other definitions for older that I've seen before include "More ancient" , "Less young" , "More advanced in point of time" , "Increasingly mature" , "Earlier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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