paternal

/pษ™หˆtษœห(ษน)nษ™l/
adjective
  1. 1

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

    โ€œpaternal grandfatherโ€

  2. 2

    Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.

  3. 3

    Received or inherited from one's father.

  4. 4

    Acting as a father

    โ€œpaternal filicideโ€

Antonyms

maternal

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