Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Paternal has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
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 guidance"
4
related on the father's side
"a paternal aunt"
5
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
Example Sentences
"spent his childhood on the paternal farm"
adjective
"paternal traits"
adjective
"parental guidance"
adjective
"a paternal aunt"
adjective
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