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Definition of Paternal
1. Adjective. Belonging to or inherited from one's father. "Paternal traits"
2. Adjective. Characteristic of a father.
Similar to: Fatherlike, Fatherly, Paternalistic
Also: Patriarchal
Antonyms: Maternal
Derivative terms: Paternity
3. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent. "Parental guidance"
4. Adjective. Related on the father's side. "A paternal aunt"
Definition of Paternal
1. a. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
Definition of Paternal
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family; ''as'', "paternal grandfather" (one's father's father). ¹
2. Adjective. Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father. ¹
3. Adjective. Received or inherited from one's father. ¹
4. Adjective. Acting as a father; ''as'' in "paternal filicide" (murder of a son committed by his father). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paternal
1. pertaining to a father [adj]
Medical Definition of Paternal
1. 1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. "Under paternal rule." 2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. "Their small paternal field of corn." (Dryden) Paternal government, the assumption by the governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the theory that they are incapable of managing their own afffairs. Origin: L. Paternus, fr. Pater a father: cf. F. Paternel. See Father. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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