Defenition of the word paternal

• Defenition of the word paternal

  • Of or pertaining to the father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.
  • related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
  • relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
  • characteristic of a father
  • belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
  • related on the father''s side; "a paternal aunt"
  • belonging to or inherited from one''s father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
  • relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
  • related on the father's side
  • belonging to or inherited from one's father

Synonyms for the word paternal

• • affectionate
  • agnate
  • agnatic
  • caring
  • fatherly
  • kind
  • loving
  • maternal
  • parental
  • protective
  • warm

Similar words in the paternal

• • fatherlike
  • fatherly
  • paternal
  • paternalism
  • paternalism's
  • paternalistic
  • paternally
  • patriarchal
  • related

Antonyms for the word paternal

• • filial
  • maternal

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