| 单词 | paternal |
| 释义 | paternal (once / 811 pages) adj The word paternal describes anything that has to do with fatherhood, like your dad's paternal habit of giving you advice, always including some "when I was a boy..." tales. Paternal originates from the Old French word of the same spelling, meaning "of a father." For example, your paternal grandparents are your father's parents. (Your mom's parents are your maternal grandparents.) Paternal describes your father specifically, or fatherhood in general, like common paternal activities like father-son fishing trips and making sure the guy who is dating his daughter is respectful and sincere. WORD FAMILYpaternal: paternalism, paternally, paternity+/paternalism: paternalisms, paternalistic/paternalistic: paternalistically/paternity: paternities USAGE EXAMPLESWhen Martin stomped in, he admitted that he’d driven to his paternal grandfather’s lake house and seen Noah there. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Agnes is a name carried by several women in my German family, not least my paternal grandmother. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Then there was the legacy of his paternal grandfather, who fought for the Nazis in the Soviet Union. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj characteristic of a father Syn|Ant fatherlike, fatherly like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective paternalisticbenevolent but sometimes intrusive patriarchalcharacteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line maternal characteristic of a mother maternalisticshowing maternal instincts motherlikesuggestive of or acting like a mother motherlybefitting a mother; warm and nurturing matriarchalcharacteristic of a matriarchy 2adj relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent Syn|Ant maternal, parental filial relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring daughterlybefitting a daughter 3adj belonging to or inherited from one's father spent his childhood on the paternal farm paternal traits 4adj related on the father's side a paternal aunt Syn agnate, agnatic related connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage |
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