paternal

pa·ter·nal

P0109600 (pə-tûr′nəl)adj.1. Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly.2. Received or inherited from a father: a paternal trait.3. Related through one's father: my paternal aunt.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin paternālis, from Latin paternus, from pater, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]

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pa·ter′nal·ly adv.

paternal

(pəˈtɜːnəl) adj1. relating to or characteristic of a father, esp in showing affection, encouragement, etc; fatherly2. (prenominal) related through the father: his paternal grandfather. 3. (Genetics) inherited or derived from the male parent[C17: from Late Latin paternālis, from Latin pater father] paˈternally adv

pa•ter•nal

(pəˈtɜr nl)

adj. 1. characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly. 2. of or pertaining to a father: paternal rights. 3. related on the father's side: one's paternal grandfather. 4. derived or inherited from a father. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin paternālis= Latin patern(us) paternal (pater father + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al¹] pa•ter′nal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	paternal - belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
	2.	paternal - characteristic of a fatherpatriarchal - characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male linematernal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
	3.	paternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"parental, maternal
	4.	paternal - related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"agnate, agnaticrelated - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

paternal

adjective1. fatherly, concerned, protective, benevolent, vigilant, solicitous, fatherlike He has always taken a paternal interest in her.2. patrilineal, patrimonial my paternal grandparents

paternal

adjectiveLike a father:fatherlike, fatherly.

Translations

父亲的父系的象父亲的

paternal

(pəˈtəːnl) adjective1. of or like a father. paternal feelings. 父親的，像父親的 父亲的，象父亲的 2. among one's father's relatives. Her paternal grandmother. 父系的 父系的paˈternity noun the fact or state of being a father. 父權 父权