paternal

/pətˈɝnəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. belonging to or inherited from one's father
   “spent his childhood on the paternal farm”
2. characteristic of a father
3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
   “parental guidance”
4. related on the father's side
   “a paternal aunt”

Synonyms for paternal

• fatherly
• paternalistic
• parental
• maternal
• agnate
• agnatic
• related

Antonyms of paternal

• maternal

Words that rhyme with paternal

• infernal
• external
• internal
• journal
• maternal
• fraternal
• kernel
• diurnal
• eternal
• nocturnal
• vernal
• colonel
• bernal
• burnell
• durnell
• durnil
• pernell
• purnell