paternal

Adjective
  1. Belonging to or inherited from one's father (synset 302770376)
    "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
  2. Characteristic of a father (synset 301738685)
    also: patriarchal - characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
    tells us about: fatherliness, paternal quality - the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father
    similar to:
  3. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent (synset 301726746)
    "parental guidance"
    same as: maternal, parental
  4. Related on the father's side (synset 301978736)
    "a paternal aunt"
    similar to: related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
    same as: agnate, agnatic

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