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paternal

/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/

Meanings
adjective
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family

Examples :

"paternal grandfather"
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Related Words

Illustration comforting

comforting verb

/ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmfərtɪn/

To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.

"Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad."

Illustration fatherly

fatherly adjective

/ˈfɑːðəli/ /ˈfɑðɚli/

Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.

"fatherly advice"

Illustration guiding

guiding verb

/ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.

"The teacher is guiding the students through the difficult math problem. "

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.

"She received many presents for her birthday."

Illustration inherited

inherited verb

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/

To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).

"Your descendants will inherit the earth."

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

Illustration father

father noun

/ˈfaːðə/ /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɑðɚ/

A (generally human) male who begets a child.

"My father was a strong influence on me."

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Illustration relatives

relatives noun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/

Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"

Illustration filicide

filicide noun

/ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

A person who kills their own child.

"The news reported a tragic case of filicide after a mother confessed to killing her infant son. "

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behaving verb

/bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ /beɪˈheɪvɪŋ/

To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.

"You need to behave yourself, young lady."