Canadian English Meaning of paternal
paternal
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Definitions and Meaning of paternal in English
paternal (a)
belonging to or inherited from one's father
characteristic of a father
relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
paternal (s)
related on the father's side
paternal (a.)
Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.
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paternal
belonging to or inherited from one's father, characteristic of a father, relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent, related on the father's sideOf
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paterfamilias => Father of the family, pateresfamilias => pater familias, paterero => Paterero, paterae => Paterae, patera => Pie dish,