English adjective: paternal | |||
1. | paternal belonging to or inherited from one's father | ||
Samples | Spent his childhood on the paternal farm. Paternal traits. | ||
2. | paternal characteristic of a father | ||
Similar | fatherlike, fatherly, paternalistic | ||
See also | patriarchal | ||
Attribute | fatherliness, paternal quality | ||
Antonyms | maternal | ||
3. | paternal relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | ||
Samples | Parental guidance. | ||
Synonyms | maternal, parental | ||
Antonyms | filial | ||
4. | paternal related on the father's side | ||
Samples | A paternal aunt. | ||
Synonyms | agnate, agnatic | ||
Similar | related | ||
Antonyms | unrelated | ||