paternal
/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
“paternal grandfather”
- 2
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
- 3
Received or inherited from one's father.
- 4
Acting as a father
“paternal filicide”
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