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adjective
1.
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
2.
of or pertaining to a father.
3.
related on the father's side: one's paternal grandfather.
4.
derived or inherited from a father: paternal traits.
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Paternal
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Example Sentences
- Afterward, my father struggled to assume a properly paternal demeanor.
- My paternal grandfather was a failed novelist.
- Judging by photos from a polo match last year, he apparently also has inherited the paternal bald spot.
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Word Origin & History
paternal
early 15c., from O.Fr. paternal "of a father" (12c.), from M.L. paternalis, from L. paternus "of a father," from pater (see father).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
paternal pa·ter·nal (pə-tûr'nəl)
adj.
Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood.
Received or inherited from a father.
Related through one's father.
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