paternal

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/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/ English

Definitions

adjective

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family“paternal grandfather”
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
Received or inherited from one's father.
Acting as a father“paternal filicide”

Related words

Synonyms

agnate parental paternalistic fatherlike fatherly agnatic maternal related patronymic parenthood parent fatherhood father paternity dad daddy

Antonyms

Associated

grandparents grandmother grandfather aunt uncle allele ancestors granddaughter cousins claudius ancestry

Rhymes

infernal diurnal eternal kernel nocturnal maternal internal external fraternal sternal

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