paternal

paternal is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
2. adjective. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.
3. adjective. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

   "parental guidance"

   Synonyms: maternal, parental

4. adjective. characteristic of a father
5. adjective. related on the father's side

   "a paternal aunt"

   Synonyms: agnate, agnatic

6. adjective. belonging to or inherited from one's father

   "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"

   "paternal traits"

Synonyms

maternal, parental, agnate, agnatic

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in paternal:

parental, parlante, prenatal

Common word forms

paternally, paternality, paternalize, paternalness

Words from these letters

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