paternal

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Received or inherited from one's father
Acting as a father; as in "paternal filicide" (murder of a son committed by his father)
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family; as, "paternal grandfather" (one's father's father)
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father
fatherly
{a} fatherly, affectionate, hereditary
A paternal relative is one that is related through a person's father rather than their mother. my paternal grandparents
Received or inherited from ones father
relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
committed by a father; as, "paternal filicide" (murder of a son by his father)
characteristic of a father belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits
Paternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind father towards his child. He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture
Of or pertaining to ones father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family; contrasted with maternal; as, "paternal grandfather" (ones fathers father)
characteristic of a father
Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate
belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care
related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
{s} fatherly; related through the father
Fatherly; behaving as a father
paternal aunt
the sister or sister-in-law of one's father
paternal aunts
plural form of paternal aunt
paternal cousin
A child of one's father's sibling
paternal cousin
A more distant relative of one's father who is not a direct ancestor
paternal cousins
plural form of paternal cousin
paternal custody
An arrangement whereby only the father has physical and legal custody of a child while the mother has visitation rights
paternal filicide
A filicide committed by a man, as opposed to maternal filicide
paternal grandfathers
plural form of paternal grandfather
paternal grandmother
One's father's mother; the grandmother on one's father's side
paternal grandmothers
plural form of paternal grandmother
paternal uncle
A brother or brother-in-law of one's father
paternal uncles
plural form of paternal uncle
paternal grandmother
{i} father's mother, mother of one's father
paternal grandparents
{i} grandparents through the father's side of the family
paternally
In a paternal manner; fatherly
paternally
fatherly, like a father
paternally
In a paternal manner
paternally
in a paternal manner; "he behaves very paternally toward his young bride
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Definition of paternal in Turkish English dictionary

patern
(Biyoloji) pattern
paternal
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