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pa·ter·nal
\pəˈtərnəl, -tə̄n-, -təin-\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin paternalis, from paternus paternal (from pater father) + -alis -al — more at father
1. : of or relating to a father : evincing a father's care or solicitude : fatherly
< his smile was almost paternal — Kenneth Roberts >
2. : belonging to or received or inherited from one's father
< passed his childhood on the paternal farm — Current Biography >
3. : related (as an ancestor) through one's father
< paternal grandfather >
• pa·ter·nal·ly \-əlē, pəli\ adverb |