paternal
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4.1
- adjective
- /pəˈtɜrnəl/
:
paterno
- They named her Fleming, after Adaline's paternal grandmother.
- paternal grandmother
- paternal grandfather
- paternal grandparents
So his his hutch is that his mother and his paternal grandfather did the naughty.
- So his his hutch is that his mother and his paternal grandfather did the naughty.
- Yeah, there's a, there's a letter from Oppenheimer to my, my paternal grandfather.
- The story of this little girl, she had been raped by her paternal grandfather every day for six months.
Examples
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Maryanne has been in the custody of her mother, father, and paternal grandparents over the last 10 years.
Academic text (2005) -
Your particular paternal lineage is more common in southern Europe and eastern Europe.
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So if you trace that paternal line, you can basically trace the history.
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This court awards temporary custody of the child to the paternal grandparents.
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One boy continued to reside with his paternal grandparents after the death of his father.
Academic text (2008) -
The child was named Basil in honor of his paternal grandfather.
Academic text (1997) -
Well, my family actually on the paternal side, father's side, come from Southwest Wales, Pembrokeshire.
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The single strand of pearls was a legacy from her paternal grandmother and was much loved.
Fiction book (1999) -
He's Lithuanian by birth, raised by his paternal grandfather, a fisherman.
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During the family reunion last summer, I met my paternal grandmother for the first time.
Synonyms
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8.5
About family descent and inheritance through the father's side
Related through the father's family
Family descent traced only through the father's side
Family descent that follows fathers to their sons
Antonyms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paternal comes from the Latin word pater meaning 'father', so when something is paternal it belongs to or comes from the father's side of the family.