Look up: paternal

1. paternal
   [adj] - belonging to or inherited from one`s father 2. [adj] - characteristic of a father
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2. Paternal
   Paternal: 1. Pertaining to the father as, for example, a paternal age effect.2. Related through the father as, for example, the paternal grandparents.3. Inherited from the father as, for example, the paternal X chromosome.
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3. paternal
   Usually a fixed amount of leave for the father of a child which may be taken at the time of birth,or fixed amounts of time in any year or period of years which may be taken for reasons concerning the care responsibilities of a father for his child Category: Labour
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4. Paternal
   Pa·ter'nal adjective [ Latin paternus , from pater a father: confer French paternel . See Father .] 1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; ...
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5. paternal
   1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. 'Under paternal rule.' ... 2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. 'Their small paternal field of corn.' (Dryden) Paternal governmen...
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6. paternal
   adjective belonging to or inherited from one`s father; `spent his childhood on the paternal farm`; `paternal traits`
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7. paternal
   adjective characteristic of a father
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8. Paternal
   • (a.) Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. • (a.) Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.
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9. paternal
   paternal, paternally 1. Of, like, or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly. 2. Derived, received, or inherited from a father. 3. Related through the father`s side of the family.
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10. paternal
    Having to do with the father, coming from the father, or related through the father.
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