1. Belonging to or inherited from one's father
   "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits" 
2. Characteristic of a father 
3. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
   - parental, maternal 
4. Related on the father's side
   "a paternal aunt"
   - agnate, agnatic

See also: father, fatherlike, fatherliness, fatherly, paternal quality, paternalistic, paternally, paternity, patriarchal, related

Antonym: maternal

Encyclopedia: Paternal

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