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Paternal

pəˈtəːnl

Paternal definitions

adjective

Inflections:

paternal

of or appropriate to a father

"he reasserted his paternal authority"

Synonyms:
on one's father's side patrilineal patrimonial
- showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly
  
  "my elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me"
related through the father

"his father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters"