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1. paternal
adjective. ['pəˈtɝːnəl'] characteristic of a father.
Antonyms
Etymology
- paternal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Paternal
- nocturnal
- fraternal
- external
- maternal
- internal
- infernal
- eternal
- diurnal
- vernal
- purnell
- pernell
- kernel
- journal
- durnil
- durnell
- colonel
- burnell
- bernal
Sentences with paternal
1. Adjective
The bride's mother and father are seated at the table, along with her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Quotes about paternal
1. I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise,Regardless of others, ever regardful of others,Maternal as well as paternal, a child as well as a man,Stuffed with the stuff that is course, and stuffed with the stuff that is fine, one of the nation, of many nations, the smallest the same and the the largest
- Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
2. paternal
adjective. ['pəˈtɝːnəl'] relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- paternal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
