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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 | ||
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