paternal
(pa-ter-nal)
3 syllables
Definition
adjective. relating to or characteristic of a father.
Example Sentence
Your father's mother is your paternal grandmother.
More Example Sentences
A paternal figure can guide young people.
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Rhymes
- bernal
- burnell
- colonel
- durnell
- durnil
- journal
- kernel
- pernell
- purnell
- vernal
- diurnal
- eternal
- external
- fraternal
- infernal
- internal
- maternal
- nocturnal
- paternal