- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "paternal" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/paternal/definitions/2042644> |