paternal
adjective
1. belonging to or inherited from one's father
- spent his childhood on the paternal farm
- paternal traits
2. characteristic of a father
Similar word(s): fatherlike, fatherly, paternalistic, patriarchal
3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
Similar word(s): maternal, parental
4. related on the father's side
- a paternal aunt
Similar word(s): related, agnate, agnatic
Sentences with paternal as an adjective:
- paternal grandfather
- paternal filicide