paternal

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(pa-ter-nal) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. having to do with or typical of a father; related through one's father.

Example Sentence

Your father's mother is your paternal grandmother.

Synonyms

fatherly; concerned; fatherlike

Antonyms

maternal

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Rhymes

  • bernal
  • burnell
  • colonel
  • durnell
  • durnil
  • journal
  • kernel
  • pernell
  • purnell
  • vernal

  • diurnal
  • eternal
  • external
  • fraternal
  • infernal
  • internal
  • maternal
  • nocturnal
  • paternal