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Meaning of paternal

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

paternal

Pronunciation:/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family

    Example: paternal grandfather

  2. Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.

  3. Received or inherited from one's father.

  4. Acting as a father

    Example: paternal filicide

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/paternal

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