paternal

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adjective

1. belonging to or inherited from one's father
- spent his childhood on the paternal farm
- paternal traits
• Pertains to noun:
father
2. characteristic of a father
• Ant:
maternal
• Similar to:
fatherly, fatherlike, paternalistic
• See Also:
patriarchal
• Derivationally related forms:
paternity
• Attrubites:
fatherliness, paternal quality
3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
- parental guidance
• Syn:
parental, maternal
• Ant:
filial (for: parental)
• Derivationally related forms:
parent (for: parental)
4. related on the father's side
- a paternal aunt
• Syn:
agnate, agnatic
• Similar to:
related
• Derivationally related forms:
paternity, agnate (for: agnatic), agnate (for: agnate)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  agnate, agnatic, parental, maternal
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  filial, maternal