paternal

Phonetic Respelling: [ puh-tur-nl ]

Definition:

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

Sentence:

Your father's mother is your paternal grandmother.

More example sentences:

Your father's mother is your paternal grandmother.

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Synonyms:

fatherly; concerned; fatherlike

Antonyms:

maternal

How many syllables in paternal?

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Divide paternal into syllables:

pa-ter-nal

Paternal rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- bernal
- burnell
- colonel
- durnell
- durnil
- journal
- kernel
- pernell
- purnell
- vernal
Three Syllable Rhymes
- diurnal
- eternal
- external
- fraternal
- infernal
- internal
- maternal
- nocturnal

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