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Adjective: paternal  pu'tur-n(u)l
  1. Related on the father's side
    "a paternal aunt";
    - agnate, agnatic
     
  2. Belonging to or inherited from one's father
    "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
     
  3. Characteristic of a father
     
  4. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
    "paternal guidance";
    - parental, maternal

See also: fatherlike, fatherliness, fatherly, paternal quality, paternalistic, patriarchal, related

Antonym: maternal

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