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paternal

/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
  2. Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
  3. Received or inherited from one's father.
  4. Acting as a father

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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