paternally


pa·ter·nal

P0109600 (pə-tûr′nəl)adj.1. Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly.2. Received or inherited from a father: a paternal trait.3. Related through one's father: my paternal aunt.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin paternālis, from Latin paternus, from pater, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]
pa·ter′nal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.paternally - in a paternal manner; "he behaves very paternally toward his young bride"
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