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Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
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Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.
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belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
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characteristic of a father
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relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
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related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
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On one's father's side. Paternal grandmother is the father's mother.
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related through one's father. Your paternal grandfather is your father's father.
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Related to one’s father. Paternal grandmother is father’s mother.
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Relating to the father
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related through a person's father.
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Referring to the father.
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