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Meanings of paternal in English

Portuguese
paterno

Characteristic of a father.

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        paterno
        Portuguese
        materno
        Catalan
        patern

        Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent.

            materno

            Related on the father's side.

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                  Paternal.

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                          Usage of paternal in English
                          1
                          His paternal forbears were responsible for bringing Mahatma Gandhi to South Africa.
                          The South African
                          2
                          Furthermore, our study was prospective and population based and included paternal inheritance.
                          Pubmed
                          3
                          The paternal laugh was echoed by Joseph, who thought the joke capital.
                          Vanity Fair
                          4
                          There were no associations between paternal age and metabolism in any group.
                          Pubmed
                          5
                          Even his political ambitions took a back seat to his paternal love.
                          Ghosts
                          6
                          It is pleasure, pleasure, my dear Lucy, on leaving my paternal roof.
                          Feminist dot com
                          7
                          SES was proxied by maternal and paternal education, wealth and employment status.
                          Pubmed
                          8
                          He entertained towards the Indians of the valley feelings of paternal scorn.
                          Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
                          9
                          Conversely, paternal pesticide exposure was significantly associated with an increased implantation rate.
                          Pubmed
                          10
                          Both outside and inside, I bear my paternal great-grandfather's name, Yedidyah Wasserman.
                          The sonderberg case
                          11
                          They have originally the same share of the paternal inheritance as herself.
                          Lives of the Necromancers
                          12
                          Mrs. Stanhope occupied her paternal home on the banks of the Rhine.
                          Gritli's Children
                          13
                          Of course Pitar had to accompany his son as his paternal escort.
                          Edge of Infinity
                          14
                          Thomas has a really paternal air toward the rest of the family.
                          Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
                          15
                          This paternal reflex gave rise to another he probably should have curbed.
                          Hemlock Grove
                          16
                          She was for the present making her home under the paternal roof.
                          Without a Home
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