patrilinealadjective
uk/ˌpæt.rɪˈlɪn.i.əl/us/ˌpæt.rə-/formalIn a patrilineal society or relationship, the fact of someone belonging to a particular family depends only on male relatives.
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Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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