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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ter•nal /pəˈtɜrnəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a father;
fatherly:paternal advice. - related on the father's side:his paternal grandfather.
- derived or inherited from a father.
pa•ter•nal•ly, adv. See -patr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ter•nal (pə tûr′nl),USA pronunciation adj. - characteristic of or befitting a father;
fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand. - of or pertaining to a father.
- related on the father's side: one's paternal grandfather.
- derived or inherited from a father: paternal traits.
- Late Latin paternālis, equivalent. to Latin patern(us) paternal (pater father + -nus adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fatherly.
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