paternal

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Pronunciation

• enPR: pə-tû(r)'nəl, IPA: /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/

Adjective

paternal

1. Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family

   paternal grandfather

2. Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
3. Received or inherited from one's father.

   • their small paternal field of corn

4. Acting as a father

   paternal filicide

Antonyms

• maternal – mother

Translations

• French: paternel
• German: väterlich
• Portuguese: paterno
• Russian: отцо́вский
• Spanish: paterno

Translations

• French: paternel
• Portuguese: paterno
• Russian: отцовский
• Spanish: paternal

Translations

• French: paternel
• Portuguese: paterno
• Russian: отцовский

Translations

• Russian: отцо́вский

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