paternal
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paternal
- /pəˈtɜː.nəl/ UK
- /pəˈtɜɹ.nəl/ Canada, US
- /pəˈtɜː.nəl/ Australia
- /pəˈtøː.nəl/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
Where it comes from
From Old French paternal (“of a father”) (12th c.), from Vulgar Latin paternālis (“paternal”), from Latin paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”), from pater (“father”).
adjective more paternal · most paternal · paternall
- Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family. paternal grandfather
- Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
- Received or inherited from one's father. Thus, ere the ſeeds of vice were ſown, / Liv'd men in better ages born, / Who plow'd with oxen of their own / Their ſmall paternal field of corn.
- Acting as a father.
noun paternals · paternall
- A person related through the father, or his side of the family; a paternal relative. Divide what? The estate that came from the father to the son. Amongst whom? The paternal brothers. If it means, that paternals and maternals shall now divide, as paternals formerly did, the whole sentence operates nothing; for without, the half blood on both sides, would have taken. But say it estab
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: agnate, parental, paternalistic, fatherlike, fatherly, agnatic, maternal, related, patronymic, parenthood, parent, fatherhood, father, paternity, dad, daddy
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adj of or pertaining to one's father
| Español | paterno |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 父性 fusei, 父方の chichikata no |
| 中文 | 父親的 /父亲的 fùqin de, 父系 fùxì, 母系 mǔxì |
| हिन्दी | पैतृक paitŕk |
| Português | paterno |
| Français | paternel |
| Deutsch | väterlich |
| Italiano | paterno |
| Ελληνικά | πατρικός patrikós |
| Română | patern |
| Русский | отцо́вский otcóvskij, оте́ческий otéčeskij |
| العربية | أَبَوِيّ ʔabawiyy |
adj fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father
| Español | paternal |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पैतृक paitŕk |
| Português | paterno |
| Français | paternel |
| Ελληνικά | πατρικός patrikós |
| Русский | отцо́вский otcóvskij, оте́ческий otéčeskij |
| العربية | أَبَوِيّ ʔabawiyy |
adj received or inherited from one's father
| हिन्दी | पैतृक paitŕk |
|---|---|
| Português | paterno |
| Français | paternel |
| Ελληνικά | πατρικός patrikós |
| Русский | отцо́вский otcóvskij |
adj acting as a father
| Ελληνικά | πατρικός patrikós |
|---|---|
| Русский | отцо́вский otcóvskij |
Talk about this word "paternal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paternal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paternal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paternal "paternal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paternal.Cite this
@misc{paternal_2026,
title = {paternal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paternal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
