paternal

pa·ter·nal  (p-tûrnl)

adj.

1. Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly.

2. Received or inherited from a father: a paternal trait.

3. Related through one's father: my paternal aunt.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin paternlis, from Latin paternus, from pater, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots.]

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pa·ternal·ly adv.

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paternal

Adjective

1. fatherly: paternal authority

2. related through one's father: his paternal grandmother [Latin pater father]

paternally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	paternal - belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
	2.	paternal - characteristic of a father patriarchal - characteristic 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; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
	3.	paternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" parental, maternal
	4.	paternal - related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" agnate, agnatic related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

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paternal

adjective 1. fatherly, concerned, protective, benevolent, vigilant, solicitous, fatherlike

adjective 2. patrilineal, patrimonial

Translations

paternal [pəˈtəːnl] adj → paternal; [relation] → paterno

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paternal [pəˈtəːnl] adj → paternel(le)

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paternal [pəˈtəːnl] adj → väterlich;

my paternal grandmother → meine Großmutter väterlicherseits

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paternal [pəˈtəːnl] adj → paterno/a