| paternal | | |
| adj. (pertain) | 1. paternal | belonging to or inherited from one's father.; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits" |
| adj. | 2. paternal | characteristic of a father. |
| ~ fatherlike, fatherly | like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective. |
| ~ paternalistic | benevolent but sometimes intrusive. |
| ~ patriarchal | characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line. |
| adj. | 3. maternal, parental, paternal | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent.; "parental guidance" |
| adj. | 4. agnate, agnatic, paternal | related on the father's side.; "a paternal aunt" |
| ~ related | connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage. |
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