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 [pəˈtɜːn^əl]

adj

1. relating to or characteristic of a father, esp in showing affection, encouragement, etc.; fatherly

2. (prenominal) related through the father his paternal grandfather

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) inherited or derived from the male parent

[from Late Latin paternālis, from 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 He has always taken a paternal interest in her.

2. patrilineal, patrimonial my paternal grandparents

Translations

paternal [pəˈtɜːnl] ADJ

1. (= fatherly) [love, feelings] → paterno, paternal; [authority] → paterno; [pride] → de padre

2. (= on the father's side) [grandparent] → por parte de padre, paterno

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paternal [pəˈtɜː^rn^əl] adj [feeling, responsibility] → paternel(le) paternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandparents
paternal grandfather n → grand-père m paternel
paternal grandmother n → grand-mère f paternelle
paternal grandparents npl → grands-parents mpl paternels

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paternal

adj → väterlich; my paternal uncle/grandmother etc → mein Onkel m → /meine Großmutter etc väterlicherseits

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paternal [pəˈtɜːnl] adj → paterno/a

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paternal

adj paternal [pəˈtəːnl]

1 of or like a father paternal feelings. vaderlik أبَوي، والِدي бащински otcovský faderlig; fader- väterlich πατρικός paternal isalik, isa- پدرانه isällinen paternel אֲבָהִי .पैतृक očinski apai kebapakan föðurlegur paterno 父の 아버지의 tėviškas tēva-; tēvišķīgs seorang ayah vaderlijk fars-, faderlig ojcowski paternal patern отцовский otcovský očetovski očinski faderlig, faders- ที่เหมือนพ่อ babayla ilgili, baba 父親的；像父親的 батьківський پدري، باپ سے متعلق thuộc cha 父亲的；象父亲的

2 among one's father's relatives Her paternal grandmother. aan vaderskant من جِهَة الأب от бащина страна z otcovy strany på fædrene side väterlicherseits από τη μεριά του πατέρα paterno isapoolne پدری isänpuoleinen paternel מִצָד הָאָב पित्रसुलभ s očeve strane apai ági dari pihak ayah föður- paterno 父方の 부계(父系)의 iš tėvo pusės no tēva puses sebelah ayah langs vaderszijde far-, fedre-, på farssida ze strony ojca paterno după tată родственный по отцу z otcovej strany po očetu sa očeve strane på fädernet ทางสายพ่อ baba tarafından 父系的 по батькові باپ کي طرف سے về đằng nội 父系的

n paˈternity

the fact or state of being a father. vaderskap أبُوَّه، أصْل бащинство otcovství faderskab die Vaterschaft πατρότητα paternidad isadus پدر بودن isyys paternité אַבָּהוּת पित्रत्व očinstvo apaság kedudukan ayah faðerni paternità 父性 부성, 부권 tėvystė tēva stāvoklis bapa vaderschap farskap ojcostwo paternidade paternitate отцовство otcovstvo očetovstvo očinstvo faderskap ความเป็นบิดา babalık 父權 батьківство پدريت، باپ کا رشتہ cương vị làm cha 父权